Affiliation:
1. Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas Sinchi, Calle 20 # 5-44, Bogotá 110311, Colombia
2. Facultad de Ingeniería, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de la Sabana, Km. 7, Autopista Norte de Bogotá, Chía 250001, Colombia
3. Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Km. 2, vía Cajicá-Zipaquirá, Cajicá 250247, Colombia
Abstract
The Colombian Amazon is a megadiverse region with high potential for commercial use in the pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic industries, constantly expanding and looking for new alternatives from natural resources; unfortunately, few characterization reports of its profitable non-timber species in Colombia have been conducted. This work aimed to perform a comprehensive analysis of traditionally used species: Carapa guianensis (Andiroba), Euterpe precatoria (Asai), Mauritia flexuosa (Miriti), Astrocaryum murumuru (Murumuru), Plukenetia volubilis (Sacha Inchi), and Caryodendron orinocense H.Karst (Cacay). For this purpose, oil and fat quality indices, phytosterol, carotenoid, tocopherol, and tocotrienol content, as well as density and refractive index, were measured to establish their quality level. Multivariate analysis showed four groups of samples; such differences were mainly due to the composition rather than quality indices and physical properties, especially the content of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. All species reported a precise composition, which makes them noninterchangeable, and Miriti oil arose as the most versatile ingredient for the industry. The Colombian Amazon region is a promising source of quality raw material, especially for oils/fats and unsaturated fatty acids; this resulted in the most interest for pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic purposes.
Funder
Ministerio de Ciencia Tecnología e Innovación, Colombia
Subject
Molecular Biology,Biochemistry
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