Nutritional composition and biological activities of Amazonian fruits araca-boi, bacaba, buriti, caja and pataua--a literature review/COMPOSICAO NUTRICIONAL E ATIVIDADES BIOLOGICAS DAS FRUTAS AMAZONICAS ARACA-BOI, BACABA, BURITI, CAJA E PATAUA--UMA REVISAO DA LITERATURA

Regular fruit consumption is associated with a reduction in mortality and morbidity related to chronic diseases. The Amazon has fruits with still unknown properties that may be of economic and scientific interest. The objective of the study was to gather studies carried out from 2011 to 2021 on the nutritional composition and biological activities of five Amazonian fruits. The search was carried out in the Scielo, Science Direct and Google Scholar databases. After analyzing the works, 59 articles were included. The results on the nutritional composition of the researched fruits included the parameters: pH, acidity, moisture, ash, macronutrients, fibers and micronutrients. Regarding the biological activities of Amazonian fruits, 12 activities were listed, with antioxidant activity (54.2%) being the most cited. The survey carried out allowed to expand the knowledge of the nutritional composition and to know the biological activities already reported for the studied Amazonian fruits. Key words: Eugenia stipitata. Oenocarpus bacaba. Mauritia flexuosa. Spondias mombin. Oenocarpus bataua. Antioxidant. Antimicrobial. Anti-inflammatory. O consumo regular de frutas esta associado a reducao na mortalidade e morbidade relacionadas a doencas cronicas. A Amazonia possui frutas com propriedades ainda desconhecidas e que podem ser de interesse economico e cientifico. O objetivo do estudo foi reunir estudos realizados de 2011 a 2021 sobre a composicao nutricional e atividades biologicas de cinco frutas amazonicas. A busca se deu nas bases de dados Scielo, Science Direct e Google Scholar. Apos analise dos trabalhos, foram incluidos 59 artigos. Os resultados sobre a composicao nutricional das frutas pesquisadas incluiram os parametros: pH, acidez, umidade, cinzas, macronutrientes, fibras e micronutrientes. Referente as atividades biologicas das frutas amazonicas foram relacionadas 12 atividades sendo a atividade antioxidante (54,2%) a mais citadas. O levantamento realizado permitiu ampliar o conhecimento da composicao nutricional e conhecer as atividades biologicas ja relatadas para as frutas amazonicas estudadas. Palavras-chave: Eugenia stipitata. Oenocarpus bacaba. Mauritia flexuosa. Spondias mombin. Oenocarpus bataua. Antioxidante. Antimicrobiano. Anti-inflamatorio.