Unconventional Edible Plants of the Amazon: Bioactive Compounds, Health Benefits, Challenges, and Future Trends

The pursuit of an improved quality of life is a major trend in the food market. This is driving the reformulation of the industry's product portfolio, with the aim of providing nourishment while also contributing to beneficial health metabolic processes. In this context, the use of local biodiv...

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Published in:Foods 2024-09, Vol.13 (18), p.2925
Main Authors: Miranda, Cynthia Tereza Corrêa da Silva, Soares, Stephanie Dias, de Oliveira, Williara Queiroz, Lima, Adriana de Souza, Neri Numa, Iramaia Angélica, Pastore, Gláucia Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acids
Amazon plants
Amino acids
Bioactive compounds
Biodiversity
biological activities
Biological activity
Biological effects
Biological properties
Composition effects
Consumption
Diet
Dietary minerals
edible plants
Flavonoids
Food
Food consumption
Food industry
Food plants
Food quality
Fruits
green leaves
Leaves
Nutrition research
phenolic compounds
Phosphorus
Phytochemicals
Plants (botany)
Quality of life
Review
Seeds
Trends
Vegetables
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Summary:The pursuit of an improved quality of life is a major trend in the food market. This is driving the reformulation of the industry's product portfolio, with the aim of providing nourishment while also contributing to beneficial health metabolic processes. In this context, the use of local biodiversity and the recovery of the traditional knowledge associated with the consumption of vegetables that grow spontaneously in nature emerge as more sustainable and nutritionally adequate concepts. The Amazon region is known for its abundant biodiversity, housing numerous unconventional food plants whose nutritional and biological properties remain unknown due to a lack of research. Among the different species are , , , , , and . These species contain bioactive compounds such as apigenin, syringic acid, spilanthol, and lutein, which provide various health benefits. There are few reports on the biological effects, nutritional composition, bioactive compounds, and market prospects for these species. Therefore, this review provides an overview of their nutritional contribution, bioactive compounds, health benefits, and current market, as well as the use of new technologies that can contribute to the development of functional products/ingredients derived from them.
ISSN:2304-8158
2304-8158
DOI:10.3390/foods13182925