Review Article
    Pharmacognosy Reviews
    Vol. 3
    Issue 5
    2009
    pp. 137-142
    Open Access

    Jabuticaba as a Source of Functional Pigments

    Diego T. Santos1,M. Angela A. Meireles1
    1Laboratory of Supercritical Technology: Extraction, Fractionation, and Identification of vegetable extracts (LASEFI), Department of Food Engineering (DEA), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Monteiro Lobato, 80, Cid. Universitária Zeferino Vaz, 13083-862, Campinas - SP, BRAZIL.
    Correspondence:

    *M. Angela A. Meireles

    Laboratory of Supercritical Technology: Extraction, Fractionation, and Identification of vegetable extracts (LASEFI) Department of Food Engineering (DEA), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Monteiro Lobato, 80, Cid. Universitária Zeferino Vaz, 13083-862, Campinas - SP, BRAZIL.

    meireles@fea.unicamp.br

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    2009 Author(s)

    Published:18/01/2009

    Abstract

    The relatively high concentration of anthocyanins in the diet is of prospective importance to human health. Anthocyanins contribute greatly to the antioxidant properties of certain colorful foods, such as grapes and cranberries. Many studies in recent years have focused on the study of these functional pigments from different perspectives. The present review highlights recent studies on the health-promoting properties of anthocyanins. It presents latent anthocyanin sources and demonstrates the potentiality of an under-utilized non-conventional source widespread in Brazil called jabuticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora).

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    Keywords

    Anthocyanins
    functional pigments
    health-promoting properties
    jabuticaba
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