Carapa guianensis is a tree from Meliaceae family traditionally known as andiroba that has
a wide range of biological properties, including therapeutic effects, antioxidant activities …

Ambient mass spectrometry (AMS) allows direct molecular characterization of various raw
food samples with minimal or no sample pretreatment. Because of the excellent sensitivity …

Although Brazil is the third largest fruit producer in the world, several specimens consumed
are not well studied from the chemical viewpoint, especially for quantitative analysis. For this …

The in-situ or direct transesterification from non-edible Jatropha curcas L.(Jatropha) seeds is
a suitable alternative to produce fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) in one-step. The FAME …

This study explores the plasticizing effect of coconut oil (CO) on PLA for evaluating its
suitability for flexible packaging. Changes in morphological, mechanical, thermal …

Virgin olive oil (VOO) is a highly valued vegetable oil often subjected to fraud practices such
as adulteration with lower prized oils such as seed oils and refined olive oil. Thus, there is a …

New strategies for the delivery of bioactives in the deeper layers of the skin have been
studied in recent years, using mainly natural ingredients. Among the strategies are …

Abstract New structured lipids with 1, 3-oleic-2-medium chain (OMO) triacylglycerols were
synthesized by promoting acyl migration in Lipozyme RM IM catalyzed interesterification …

Andiroba oil (Carapa guianensis) is widely used in the Amazon region and elsewhere.
Commercial products containing andiroba oil are available for various purposes. In this …

Abstract Pitomba (Talisia esculenta Radlk.) is a Brazilian exotic fruit consumed specially in
the Amazonian region. Because of its large consumption and also due to the lack of …