Evaluation of Amazon fruits: chemical and nutritional studies on Borojoa sorbilis was written by Rodrigues, Francimilton Rabelo;Ramos, Aline de Souza;Fernandes Amaral, Ana Claudia;Ferreira, Jose Luiz Pinto;Carneiro, Carla da Silva;Silva, Jefferson Rocha de Andrade. And the article was included in Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture in 2018.Quality Control of Methyl heptanoate The following contents are mentioned in the article:
BACKGROUND : Borojoa sorbilis (Ducke) is an Amazonian species with edible fruits that are widely consumed by the local population, but little studied and not yet economically explored. Thus the aim of this study was to describe the chem. composition, volatile compounds, nutritional aspects and antioxidant activity of the fruit pulp and peel of B. sorbilis. RESULTS : Headspace solid-phase microextraction, using polydimethylsiloxane-divinylbenzene (PDMS-DVB) fiber, resulted in the identification of 59 substances in the pulp and peel of B. sorbilis fruits after anal. of the chromatograms obtained by gas chromatog.-mass spectrometry using polar and nonpolar columns. Esters were the most abundant. Moisture, lipids, protein, dietary fiber, ash, carbohydrate, total energy value, titratable acid, soluble solids and pH were measured. Protein amount, fat content and antioxidant activity were low in both pulp and peel. Carbohydrate content was 179.2 and 134.9 g kg-1 in pulp and peel, resp. CONCLUSION : This is the first report on the chem. characteristics, flavor and nutritional aspects of B. sorbilis fruit, which is essential to its economic exploitation. The high energy value associated with the carbohydrate content, plus the low fat content, contribute to a possible use of B. sorbilis fruits as a food supplement. © 2018 Society of Chem. Industry. This study involved multiple reactions and reactants, such as Methyl heptanoate (cas: 106-73-0Quality Control of Methyl heptanoate).
Methyl heptanoate (cas: 106-73-0) belongs to esters. Esters are also usually derived from carboxylic acids. It may also be obtained by reaction of acid anhydride or acid halides with alcohols or by the reaction of salts of carboxylic acids with alkyl halides. Cyclic esters are called lactones, regardless of whether they are derived from an organic or inorganic acid. One example of an organic lactone is γ-valerolactone.Quality Control of Methyl heptanoate
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