Wild banana (Bromelia antiacantha): characteristics and potential in foods

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Gastronomy, Gravatá, PANC, Popular medicine, Sustainability

Abstract

In Brazil, native food plants are not part of the most consumed food group in the country and nowadays it is present only in the cuisine of some localities. Among these plants, in the southern region of Rio Grande do Sul, bananinha-do-mato (Bromelia antiacantha) stands out. The objective of this paperis to carry out a literature review about existing studies related to the bananinha-do-mato (Bromelia antiacantha) focusing on its food potential. Currently, this plant has its popular use known in the treatment of diseases, especially in the ones from the respiratory tract, being also a source of vitamins and antioxidants. The fruit has already been tested for the manufacture of juice, jam, flour and biscuits, but studies are still scarce. In this scenario, there is the research potential of bananinha-do-mato in the food area. At the end of this review, few studies with this fruit were found, showing that there is still a long way to know the better use of the potentialities of this Unconventional Food Plant (PANC).

Author Biographies

Vanessa Garcia Monteiro, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brasil

Gastrônoma e Especialista em Ciência dos Alimentos pela UFPel

Tatiane Tavares Fujii, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brasil

Estudante de Gastronomia pela UFPel

Eliezer Avila Gandra, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brasil

Engenheiro de Alimentos pela Furg, Mestre e Doutor em Ciência e Tecnologia Agroindustrial pela UFPel. Atualmente é Professor Associado da Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos

Tatiane Kuka Valente Gandra, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brasil

Gastrônoma e Engenheira de Alimentos, Especialista em Gastronomia Contemporânea e em Ciência dos Alimentos, Mestre e Doutora em Ciência e Tecnologia em Alimentos. Atualmente sou Professora do quadro efetivo da Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Faculdade de Nutrição, Curso Superior de Tecnologia em Gastronomia.

Published

2023-07-16

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