Many native species of the Brazilian flora are still little explored economically in the country. An example is Acrocomia intumescens, a palm tree that in recent studies has shown some industrial potential still unexplored. The present study evaluates the proximate composition, including minerals, and total carotenoid content of A. intumescens fruits from three different locations in Pernambuco State, north‐east Brazil, with distinct climatic characteristics. A. intumescens fruits showed that nutritional composition, mineral profile and total carotenoid content varied between fruit parts and between locations. A. intumescens pulp is rich in moisture (35.96%–40.97%), lipids (31.88%–43.22%), ashes (3.63%–4.95%) and total carotenoids (106.69–265.23 µg/g), while the kernel stands out for its high content of lipids (52.08%–56.67%) and proteins (16.49%–21.88%). The main A. intumescens minerals present in the pulp were K (max. 241 mg/100 g) and Mg (max. 153.38 mg/100 g), while P (max. 92.51 mg/100 g) predominated in the kernel. Multivariate analysis (PCA) indicates that location with higher rainfall and temperature produces fruits with higher macro‐ and micronutrient contents.

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“Macaíba”，一种新兴的油料作物：对巴西东北部半干旱和沿海地区的果肉和核果的营养评估

在该国，巴西植物区系的许多本土物种仍很少进行经济探索。一个例子是Acrocomia intumescens，这是一棵棕榈树，在最近的研究中显示出一些尚未开发的工业潜力。本研究评估了来自巴西东北部伯南布哥州三个不同地点，具有明显气候特征的直立农杆菌果实的近似组成，包括矿物质和总类胡萝卜素含量。A. intumescens水果显示营养成分，矿物质和总类胡萝卜素含量在水果部位之间和位置之间有所不同。番茄果肉富含水分（35.96％–40.97％），脂质（31.88％–43.22％），灰分（3.63％–4.95％）和类胡萝卜素总量（106.69–265.23 µg / g），而籽粒则以其高含量而突出脂质（52.08％–56.67％）和蛋白质（16.49％–21.88％）的含量。果肉中存在的主要A. intumescens矿物质为K（最大241 mg / 100 g）和Mg（最大153.38 mg / 100 g），而P（最大92.51 mg / 100 g）在果仁中占主导地位。多变量分析（PCA）表明，降雨和温度较高的地区生产的水果中常量和微量营养素含量较高。