#tucum

In Brazil there are several oleaginous plants, with the potential to supply oil as raw material for various types of industries (cosmetic, pharmaceutical, energy, among others), among them we have the Acrocomia emensis (Arecaceae) known as Tucum rasteiro. The objective of this work was to realize: extraction of the oil of the almonds using two types of cold mechanical press (walrus type and manual hydraulic type of 15 tons), physical-chemical analyzes (acidity index, peroxides, refraction, moisture and volatile material, ash, viscosity and density at 25ºC) and fatty acid profile of the oil extracted from almonds of A. emensis from three localities in the northern state of Minas Gerais, Brazil (Bonito de Minas, Brasília de Minas and Montes Claros). The values of the physical-chemical indexes varied among the samples from the different locations. Extraction using walrus type press provided higher yield. The fatty acids of the oils of the three origins were: Caprylic, capric, lauric, myristic, palmitic, stearic, oleic and linoleic.

Author(s) Details

Deborah Santos Neiva Laboratory Bioprospecting and Genetic Resources and Laboratory of Natural Products, State University of Montes Claros, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Vila Mauriceia, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil.

Juliana Almeida Rocha Laboratory Bioprospecting and Genetic Resources and Laboratory of Natural Products, State University of Montes Claros, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Vila Mauriceia, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil.

Afranio Farias de Melo Junior Laboratory Bioprospecting and Genetic Resources and Laboratory of Natural Products, State University of Montes Claros, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Vila Mauriceia, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil.

Dario Alves de Oliveira Laboratory Bioprospecting and Genetic Resources and Laboratory of Natural Products, State University of Montes Claros, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Vila Mauriceia, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil.

Murilo Malveira Brandao Laboratory Bioprospecting and Genetic Resources and Laboratory of Natural Products, State University of Montes Claros, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Vila Mauriceia, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil.

Vany Perpetua Ferraz Laboratory of Chromatograph of Institute of Exact Sciences, Chemistry department, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.

Vanessa de Andrade Royo Laboratory Bioprospecting and Genetic Resources and Laboratory of Natural Products, State University of Montes Claros, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Vila Mauriceia, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil.

Elytania Veiga Menezes Laboratory Bioprospecting and Genetic Resources and Laboratory of Natural Products, State University of Montes Claros, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Vila Mauriceia, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil.

I was greeted by Marina, who welcomed us in with a warm friendly smile… It wasn’t long before I was lost in the beauty of each skilfully crafted piece; beaded necklaces, earrings, bracelets and cravings. Naturally, I wanting to buy the whole shop!

TUCUM’s mission is to value and promote the art of indigenous and traditional populations in Brazil, and generate income for these communities. They do this by establishing strong commercial partnerships with associations, cooperatives, producer groups or artists, with an emphasis on ethics, legality, sustainability, respect for local realities and the construction of economically balanced relationships.

The brand is named after the Tucum palm tree found throughout Brazil. It’s leaves, fruits and seeds are widely used by different traditional communities. The fibre extracted from the leaves creates the strong stready material used to weave beautiful nets. This palm tree is metaphoric of TUCUM – weaving nets between people.

    Find out more about TUCUM and culturally rich and diverse People of the Forest at www.tucumbrasil.com

Find TUCUM shop at 📍Rua Paschoal Carlos Magno, 100 – Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro – RJ, 20240-120

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