Passiflora foetida yielding and nutritional composition

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Abstract Even though wild maracuja (Passiflora foetida) is cultivated in tropical areas, no thorough investigation regarding its yield or nutritional composition is easily available. This paper aims to estimate its fruit yield, using four staking systems; as well as determine both its fruit pulp and peel chemical composition. The treatments used were T1= No staking, T2= A vertical rod, T3= A horizontal rod, 60 cm from the ground, T4= Two horizontal poles, 60 and 120 cm from the ground, and T5= Using horizontal trellises, 80 cm above ground. The findings showed T5, T4, T3, T2 and T1 to yield 1.40, 1.05, 0.66, 0.40 and 0.35 tons of fruits per hectare, respectively. In general, the fruit pulp held higher nutrient content than that of fruit peel. The pulp presented 2.6%, 4.5% and 24.3% protein, lipids and carbohydrates, respectively. We conclude this genotype to bear low yielding potential, which may be lightly enhanced when cultivated using horizontal trellises.

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Resumo Apesar de que o maracujaí (Passiflora foetida) é cultivado nos trópicos, há falta de trabalhos relacionados à sua produtividade e composição nutricional. O objetivo deste trabalho foi estimar a produtividade desta espécie utilizando quatro sistemas de tutoramento, assim como determinar a composição química da polpa e da pele, separadamente. Os tratamentos utilizados foram: T1= sem tutoramento; T2= uma vara vertical; T3= uma vara horizontal a 60 cm do solo; T4= duas varas horizontais a 60 e 120 cm do solo, e T5= usando uma latada a 80 cm do solo. Resultados mostraram que T5; T4; T3;T2 e T1 produziram 1,4; 1,05; 0,66; 0,40 e 0,35 t de frutos por hectare, respectivamente. Em geral, a polpa da fruta teve teores mais elevados de nutrientes que a pele. A polpa apresentou 2.6%, 4.5% e 24.3% de proteínas, lipídeos e carboidratos, respectivamente. Portanto, este genótipo tem baixo potencial produtivo, mas pode ser melhorado levemente utilizando uma latada.

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M Jahurul, I. Zaidul, Kashif Ghafoor … (2015)

The large amount of waste produced by the food industries causes serious environmental problems and also results in economic losses if not utilized effectively. Different research reports have revealed that food industry by-products can be good sources of potentially valuable bioactive compounds. As such, the mango juice industry uses only the edible portions of the mangoes, and a considerable amount of peels and seeds are discarded as industrial waste. These mango by-products come from the tropical or subtropical fruit processing industries. Mango by-products, especially seeds and peels, are considered to be cheap sources of valuable food and nutraceutical ingredients. The main uses of natural food ingredients derived from mango by-products are presented and discussed, and the mainstream sectors of application for these by-products, such as in the food, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic industries, are highlighted.