Caracterização física e química de frutos de araçá-boi (Eugenia stipitata Mcvaugh) em Lavras-MG

Abstract

Araçá-boi is a fruit of Amazonian origin little known in Brazil, it has high potential for commercial exploitation and use in agroindustry. The present work aimed to evaluate the physical and chemical quality of Araçá-boi fruits in Lavras-MG, to determine their potential in the region. The fruits were harvested in private property in the rural area of Lavras-MG, from January to March, 2017, when they presented the bark with totally yellowish coloration, in full ripeness. The statistical design used was completely randomized, in a factorial scheme 3x3, the first factor being three Araçazeiro-boi plants and the second factor three periods of fruit evaluation (January, February and March). The fruits were collected every thirty days for a period of three months and the characteristics of: total fruit mass (MT, g), longitudinal (DL in cm) and transverse (DT in cm) diameters, / Total number of seeds, total seed mass (MTS in g), pH, total soluble solids (ºBrix), and total titratable acidity (ATT, % citric acid). The Araçá-boi proved to be a suitable species for planting in the region of Lavras MG. Among the three evaluated plants, plant 1 was distinguished in fruit mass characteristics, seed number, pH, total soluble solids and total titratable acidity in relation to the other plants.