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Exotic Fruits

Reference Guide

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Edited by:

Sueli Rodrigues, Ebenezer de Oliveira Silva and Edy Sousa de Brito

Exotic Fruits

Reference Guide

Book2018

 

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Sueli Rodrigues, Ebenezer de Oliveira Silva and Edy Sousa de Brito

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    Açaí—Euterpe oleracea

    Maria do S.P. de Oliveira and Gustavo Schwartz

    Pages 1-5

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    Acerola—Malpighia emarginata

    Carlos F.H. Moura, Luciana de S. Oliveira, ... Maria R.A. de Miranda

    Pages 7-14

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    Ambarella—Spondias cytherea

    Benoit B. Koubala, Germain Kansci and Marie-Christine Ralet

    Pages 15-22

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    Annatto/Urucum—Bixa orellana

    Paulo C. Stringheta, Pollyanna I. Silva and André G.V. Costa

    Pages 23-30

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    Araça—Psidium cattleyanum Sabine

    Mônica M. de Almeida Lopes and Ebenezer de Oliveira Silva

    Pages 31-36

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    Avocado fruit—Persea americana

    Elena Hurtado-Fernández, Alberto Fernández-Gutiérrez and Alegría Carrasco-Pancorbo

    Pages 37-48

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    Bacuri—Platonia insignis

    Angelo P. Jacomino, Patricia M. Pinto and Camilla Z. Gallon

    Pages 49-52

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    Breadfruit—Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg

    Diane Ragone

    Pages 53-60

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    Buriti fruit—Mauritia flexuosa

    Hector H.F. Koolen, Felipe M.A. da Silva, ... Giovana A. Bataglion

    Pages 61-67

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    Cacao—Theobroma cacao

    Pahlevi A. de Souza, Lunian F. Moreira, ... Franciscleudo B. da Costa

    Pages 69-76

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    Cagaita—Eugenia dysenterica

    Eli R.B. de Sousa, Yanuzi M.V. Camilo and Rosângela Vera

    Pages 77-83

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    Caju—Anacardium occidentale

    Edy Sousa de Brito, Ebenezer de Oliveira Silva and Sueli Rodrigues

    Pages 85-89

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    Cambuci—Campomanesia phaea (O. Berg.) Landrum

    Tatiane de O. Tokairin, Horst Bremer Neto and Angelo P. Jacomino

    Pages 91-95

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    Camu-camu—Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) McVaugh

    Juan C. Castro, J. Dylan Maddox and Sixto A. Imán

    Pages 97-105

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    Canistel—Pouteria campechiana (Kunth) Baehni

    Fadzilah Awang-Kanak and Mohd Fadzelly Abu Bakar

    Pages 107-111

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    Caqui—Diospyros kaki

    Ricardo Alfredo Kluge and Magda Andréia Tessmer

    Pages 113-119

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    Cempedak—Artocarpus champeden

    Mônica M. de Almeida Lopes, Kellina O. de Souza and Ebenezer de Oliveira Silva

    Pages 121-127

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    Chilean Guava—Myrtus ugni

    Marcia A.A. Lorca

    Pages 129-139

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    Ciruela/Mexican Plum—Spondias purpurea L.

    Georgina Vargas-Simón

    Pages 141-152

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    Cocona—Solanum sessiliflorum

    Pedro Jiménez

    Pages 153-158

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    Cupuassu—Theobroma grandiflorum

    Ana L.F. Pereira, Virgínia K.G. Abreu and Sueli Rodrigues

    Pages 159-162

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    Custard apple—Annona squamosa L.

    Umesh B. Jagtap and Vishwas A. Bapat

    Pages 163-167

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    Durian—Durio zibethinus

    Saichol Ketsa

    Pages 169-180

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    Elderberry—Sambucus nigra L.

    Sueli Rodrigues, Edy Sousa de Brito and Ebenezer de Oliveira Silva

    Pages 181-185

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    Figo da india—Opuntia spp.

    José Á. Guerrero-Beltrán and Carlos E. Ochoa-Velasco

    Pages 187-201

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    Finger lime/The Australian Caviar—Citrus australasica

    Estelle Delort and Yong-Ming Yuan

    Pages 203-210

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    Gooseberry—Ribes uva-crispa, sin. R. grossularia L

    Stanislaw Pluta

    Pages 211-218

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    Grumixama—Eugenia brasiliensis Lam

    Luciane de L. Teixeira, Neuza M.A. Hassimotto and Franco M. Lajolo

    Pages 219-224

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    Guarana—Paullinia cupana Kunth var. sorbilis (Mart.) Ducke

    André Luiz Atroch and Firmino J. do Nascimento Filho

    Pages 225-236

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    Jabuticaba—Myrciaria spp.

    Luiz C.C. Salomão, Dalmo L. de Siqueira, ... Leila C.R. de Lins

    Pages 237-244

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    Jambo—Syzygium malaccense

    Fabiano A.N. Fernandes and Sueli Rodrigues

    Pages 245-249

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    Jambolan—Syzygium jambolanum

    Luiz B. de Sousa Sabino, Edy Sousa de Brito and Ivanildo J. da Silva Júnior

    Pages 251-256

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    Jatoba—Hymenaea courbaril

    Gustavo Schwartz

    Pages 257-261

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    Jujuba—Ziziphus jujuba

    Xinwen Jin

    Pages 263-269

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    Kumquat—Fortunella japonica

    Amedeo Palma and Salvatore D’Aquino

    Pages 271-278

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    Langsat—Lansium domesticum

    Chairat Techavuthiporn

    Pages 279-283

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    Loquat/Nispero—Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.

    Mônica M. de Almeida Lopes, Alex Guimarães Sanches, ... Ebenezer de Oliveira Silva

    Pages 285-292

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    Maboque/Monkey Orange—Strychnos spinosa

    Sueli Rodrigues, Edy Sousa de Brito and Ebenezer de Oliveira Silva

    Pages 293-296

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    Macauba Palm—Acrocomia aculeata

    José M.C. Costa, Dalany M. Oliveira and Luis E.C. Costa

    Pages 297-304

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    Mangaba—Hancornia speciosa

    Narendra Narain, Fernanda R.M. França and Maria T.S.L. Neta

    Pages 305-318

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    Noni—Morinda citrifolia L.

    Mônica M. de Almeida Lopes, Alex Guimarães Sanches, ... Ebenezer de Oliveira Silva

    Pages 319-325

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    Pidada—Sonneratia caseolaris

    Azlen Che Rahim and Mohd Fadzelly Abu Bakar

    Pages 327-332

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    Pitanga—Eugenia uniflora L.

    Rodrigo C. Franzon, Silvia Carpenedo, ... Maria do C.B. Raseira

    Pages 333-338

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    Pitaya—Hylocereus undatus (Haw)

    Edmundo M. Mercado-Silva

    Pages 339-349

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    Pitomba—Talisia esculenta

    Sueli Rodrigues, Edy Sousa de Brito and Ebenezer de Oliveira Silva

    Pages 351-354

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    Pomegranate/Roma—Punica granatum

    Mustafa Erkan and Adem Dogan

    Pages 355-361

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    Quince—Cydonia oblonga

    Mônica M. de Almeida Lopes, Alex Guimarães Sanches, ... Ebenezer de Oliveira Silva

    Pages 363-368

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    Rambutãn—Nephelium lappaceum

    Wen Li, Jiaoke Zeng and Yuanzhi Shao

    Pages 369-375

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    Safou—Dacryodes edulis

    Sueli Rodrigues, Edy Sousa de Brito and Ebenezer de Oliveira Silva

    Pages 377-381

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    Salak—Salacca zalacca

    Nur Amalina Ismail and Mohd Fadzelly Abu Bakar

    Pages 383-390

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    Soursop—Annona muricata

    Shuaibu Babaji Sanusi and Mohd Fadzelly Abu Bakar

    Pages 391-395

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    Sugar Apple—Annona squamosa Linn.

    Muhammad Murtala Mainasara, Mohd Fadzelly Abu Bakar, ... Fatimah Sabran

    Pages 397-402

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    Tamarindo—Tamarindus indica

    Salim Azad

    Pages 403-412

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    Tarap—Artocarpus odoratissimus

    Fazleen Izzany Abu Bakar and Mohd Fadzelly Abu Bakar

    Pages 413-418

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    The Tucumã of Amazonas—Astrocaryum aculeatum

    Roberto C.V. Santos, Michele R. Sagrillo, ... Ivana B.M. Cruz

    Pages 419-425

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    Umbu—Spondias tuberosa

    Maria Auxiliadora C. de Lima, Silvanda de M. Silva and Viseldo R. de Oliveira

    Pages 427-433

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    Uvaia—Eugenia pyriformis Cambess

    Angelo P. Jacomino, Aline P.G. da Silva, ... Verônica S. de Paula Morais

    Pages 435-438

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    Wampee—Clausena lansium

    Sueli Rodrigues, Edy Sousa de Brito and Ebenezer de Oliveira Silva

    Pages 439-441

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    Wood Apple—Limonia acidissima

    Sueli Rodrigues, Edy Sousa de Brito and Ebenezer de Oliveira Silva

    Pages 443-446

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    Author Index

    Pages 447-457

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    Subject Index

    Pages 459-466

About the book

Description

Exotic Fruits Reference Guide is the ultimate, most complete reference work on exotic fruits from around the world. The book focuses on exotic fruit origin, botanical aspects, cultivation and harvest, physiology and biochemistry, chemical composition and nutritional value, including phenolics and antioxidant compounds. This guide is in four-color and contains images of the fruits, in addition to their regional names and geographical locations. Harvest and post-harvest conservation, as well as the potential for industrialization, are also presented as a way of stimulating interest in consumption and large scale production.

Exotic Fruits Reference Guide is the ultimate, most complete reference work on exotic fruits from around the world. The book focuses on exotic fruit origin, botanical aspects, cultivation and harvest, physiology and biochemistry, chemical composition and nutritional value, including phenolics and antioxidant compounds. This guide is in four-color and contains images of the fruits, in addition to their regional names and geographical locations. Harvest and post-harvest conservation, as well as the potential for industrialization, are also presented as a way of stimulating interest in consumption and large scale production.

Key Features

  • Covers exotic fruits found all over the world, described by a team of global contributors
  • Provides quick and easy access to botanical information, biochemistry, fruit processing and nutritional value
  • Features four-color images throughout for each fruit, along with its regional name and geographical location
  • Serves as a useful reference for researchers, industrial practitioners and students
  • Covers exotic fruits found all over the world, described by a team of global contributors
  • Provides quick and easy access to botanical information, biochemistry, fruit processing and nutritional value
  • Features four-color images throughout for each fruit, along with its regional name and geographical location
  • Serves as a useful reference for researchers, industrial practitioners and students

Details

ISBN

978-0-12-803138-4

Language

English

Published

2018

Copyright

Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Imprint

Academic Press

Editors

Sueli Rodrigues

Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

Ebenezer de Oliveira Silva

Embrapa Agroindústria Tropical, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

Edy Sousa de Brito

Embrapa Agroindústria Tropical, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil