Amazonian Fruits: An Overview of Nutrients, Calories and Use in Metabolic Disorders

Abstract

Amazonian fruits are outstanding in quality. They are consumed as true delicacies of nature by the Brazilian population. Besides their attractive attributes, i.e. appearance, different textures and distinctive flavors, their nutritional value is diversified in the type of calories and the functional food ingredients. In addition to being very palatable, Amazonian fruits provide energy-rich macronutrients (lipids, proteins and carbohydrates), micronutrients (minerals, water-soluble vitamins and fat-soluble vitamins), prebiotics (dietary fibers, especially pectin), bioactive substances (carotenoids and polyphenols), variety in the diet and improvement in the organoleptic properties and digestibility of (mixed) foods. This study first aimed to review concepts applicable to nutritional constituents and caloric contents of Amazonian fruits. It also attempted to clarify the potential use of these fruits in metabolic disorders (i.e. diabetes mellitus and/or obesity). To fulfill these purposes, 12 fruits were chosen for their dietetic significance in the Brazilian Amazonia.

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de Andrade Jr., M.C. and Andrade, J.S.(2014) Amazonian Fruits: An Overview of Nutrients, Calories and Use in Metabolic Disorders. Food and Nutrition Sciences, 5, 1692-1703. doi: 10.4236/fns.2014.517182.

1. Introduction

Humans are omnivorous and the domestication of crops was preceded by animal domestication [1] [2] . With the advent of agriculture, plants have been critical to the wellness of human society and the sustainability of the planet’s ecosystem [3] . Domestication of cereals began around 12,000 years ago in the Middle East and spread throughout Europe before it was developed elsewhere [4] . Reference [2] includes an in-depth review of domes- tication and early culture of fruit crops throughout the world. Two other reviews focus on the origin and domestication of native Amazonian crops [5] [6] . As further discussed, some Amazonian fruits are unique in desirable nutritional features. But first, it is imperative to review the importance of fruits (in general) for human nutrition.

Fruits are major ingredients of human diet that provide several nutritional constituents and caloric contents [7] [8] . Metabolizable calories are chiefly derived from lipids (triglycerides, 9 kcal/g) proteins and carbohydrates (4 kcal/g) [8] [9] . Proteins and free amino acids are minor constituents of fruits, being primarily functional (e.g. enzymes), rather than acting as a storage pool, as in cereals and nuts [7] [10] . Starch is the main reserve carbo- hydrate of many higher plants (up to 75% of the dry mass in cereals) and glucose is the most important energy component for most living organisms [11] [12] . Fruit micronutrients comprise minerals (or ash), water-soluble vitamins (e.g. L-ascorbic acid or vitamin C) and fat-soluble vitamins (e.g. tocopherol or vitamin E). Most im- portantly, fruits possess essential nutrients such as vitamin C for humans because of their deficiency in L-gulono- γ-lactone oxidase (EC 1.1.3.8), the enzyme catalyzing the terminal step in the vitamin C biosynthesis [13] . In contrast, there is no vitamin B12 in fruits and other vegetal foods because microorganisms constitute the sole source of this micronutrient in nature [14] [15] .

Fruits are also rich in constituents that may provide a health benefit beyond basic nutrition (functional food definition) such as the abovementioned vitamins, dietary fibers (or prebiotics), polyphenols (mainly flavonoids) and carotenoids [7] [16] -[25] . Dietary fibers may be defined as the portions of plant foods that are resistant to digestion by human intestinal enzymes [17] . In addition, these nondigestible portions of plant foods may be de- fined as prebiotics because they beneficially affect the host by selectively stimulating the growth and/or activity of one or a limited number of bacteria in the colon, thus improving host health [18] [19] . Their prebiotic effect primarily depends on their degradation by human gut microbiota. Soluble fibers (e.g. pectin) are highly fer- mented in the colon [20] . Insoluble fibers (e.g. cellulose, lignin) exert bulking action, but are fermented only to a limited extent in the colon, especially lignin [20] [22] .

Besides, plant primary metabolites (e.g. lipids, amino acids, carbohydrates, nucleotides, steroids) are organic compounds that are common to all (or most) plant species and are fundamental for plant growth, development and reproduction [26] . In opposition, plant secondary metabolites are often referred to as organic compounds that play no fundamental role in the maintenance of life processes in the plants, but they are important not only for the plant to interact with its environment (adaptation and defense), but also for the energy capture from the solar emission spectrum [25] [27] . Hence, primary and secondary metabolites are connected by intermediates such as carbohydrates, which exert the most significant effects on flavonoids production and partitioning in plant organs [28] . Other secondary metabolites, such as capsaicinoids, are nonnutrient compounds exclusive to the genus Capsicum (Solanaceae family), produced only in the fruit (placenta) and tightly linked to the defense of the developing embryos [29] [30] . Furthermore, secondary metabolite production (e.g. carotenoids) is con- trolled during fruit ripening [30] [31] . Ripening changes in carotenoids are apparent in fruit deepened colors and increasing pigment contents [31] .

As a final point, water content in fruits represents a very high percentage of fresh mass that must be taken into account in diet formulations (1 ml/kcal) [7] [15] [32] [33] .

Many of these attributes are abundant in Amazonian fruits and relevant to human health, drawing the attention of research groups worldwide. This study first aimed to review concepts applicable to nutritional constituents and caloric contents of Amazonian fruits. It also attempted to clarify the potential use of these fruits in metabolic disorders (i.e. diabetes mellitus and/or obesity). To fulfill these purposes, 12 fruits were chosen for their dietetic significance in the Brazilian Amazonia (Table 1).

2. Nutritional Constituents and Caloric Contents of Amazonian Fruits

As to Amazonian fruits, they are outstanding in quality. They are consumed as true delicacies of nature by the Brazilian population. Besides their attractive attributes, i.e. appearance (great sizes, various shapes and intense colors), different textures and distinctive flavors, their nutritional value is diversified in the type of calories and the functional food ingredients. Given this diversity, Amazonian fruits can be simultaneously categorized as energy-dense fruits and nutrient-dense fruits. Nevertheless, the concept of energy-dense fruits is self-limited to calories, whereas that of nutrient-dense fruits is broader and comprises other functional food constituents, espe- cially essential amino acids [34] - [37] . Birds, for instance, may cope with protein shortage either by switching to insectivory or by increasing their rate of fruit intake [38] - [40] . Human cultures have found, over time, the proper mixture of amino acids in traditional dishes (cereals and legumes, cereals and dairy products, legumes and seeds), promoting protein balance and healthy weight and height development for their children [31] .

Table 1. Significant fruits in Amazonian diet.

aFor other fruits, scientific names were only cited once; bFor simplicity, only common Brazilian and English names were used.

Energy density of foods may be defined as the energy per unit weight or volume (kcal/100g or megajoules per kilogram) [35] . A joule is the energy expended when 1 kg is moved 1 m by a force of 1 Newton, being the ac- cepted standard unit of energy used in human energetics and also recommended for the expression of energy in foods [41] . However, it remains true that both joules (kJ) and calories (kcal) are used side by side in most regu- latory frameworks [41] . In this work, energy in fruits was preferentially expressed in kJ/100g.

According to the predominance of energy-rich macronutrients, Amazonian fruits could be classified as high- lipid fruits (oleaginous fruits and nuts) and/or as high-carbohydrate fruits (starchy-oily fruits and fleshy fruits). But this classification does not correspond to the complex composition of these fruits, as discussed below.

Plant triglyceride synthesis in the endoplasmic reticulum may have evolved with specific subcellular machi- nery, allowing important oil storage in oilseeds or oleaginous fruits [42] . World-famous fruits such as avocado (Persea americana Mill., Lauraceae) and olive (Olea europaea L., Oleaceae) have, respectively, 20% and 15% oil present as oil droplets in their cells [43] . On the contrary, an unknown Amazonian oleaginous fruit, patauá, has (g/100g dry matter) 60.19 of edible lipids, (5.62) proteins, (5.54) dietary fibers and (1.84) ash [44] . In the Amazonian region, oleaginous fruits such as patauá, açaí and buriti are similar in the processing, i.e. with sof- tening of the pulp by tepid water immersion first, followed by scraping/pressing of the fruit (release and frag- mentation of the pulp), sieving (retention of the seeds and noncrushed fragments) and homogenization of the pulp in a dense juice, then consumed in various culinary preparations [44] . Açaí maceration produces a thick, purple beverage of creamy texture, oily appearance and characteristic flavor [45] . Buriti dense juice is golden yellow, oily, with a unique flavor. The main nutritional constituents and caloric contents of these oleaginous fruits are given in Table 2.

Nuts may be defined as hard-shelled dried fruits or seeds having a more or less distinct separable shell or rind and interior kernel or meat; also the kernel or meat thereof [50] . Fresh castanhas-do-pará (Brazil nuts) may be cited as the example of fruits rich in all caloric sources (g/100g) and other constituents herein discussed, i.e. lipids (63.5), carbohydrates (15.1), proteins (14.5), dietary fibers (7.9), ash (3.4), moisture (3.5) and energy (2690 kJ/100g) [46] [50] . There is also a net predominance of unsaturated fatty acids over saturated fatty acids [46] . Brazil nuts are the richest source in selenium, a mineral incorporated into selenoproteins that have a wide range of pleiotropic effects, extending from antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects to the production of active thyroid hormone (or triiodothyronine) [51] [52] . Nevertheless, selenium content in Brazil nuts varies greatly [52] .

Amazonian starchy-oily fruits (semantically) differ from oleaginous fruits and nuts since they are equally rich in carbohydrates and lipids but poorer in proteins. Pupunha (peach palm) is the starchy-oily fruit par excellence. It is the only neotropical palm domesticated by Native Americans [5] [6] [53] -[55] . The whole fruits (peel, pulp and seed) are boiled with a little salt and subsequently peeled for prompt consumption (Figure 1). As such their content (g/100g) of carbohydrates consists of 29.6, lipids (12.8), proteins (2.5), dietary fibers (4.3), ash (0.7), moisture (54.5) and energy (914 kJ/100g) [46] . There is also a net predominance of unsaturated fatty acids over saturated fatty acids [46] . Moreover, peach palm may be turned into a sweet-smelling flour. However, the ma- cronutrient contribution to the flour is different according to the peach palm population (Figure 2). Data showed

Table 2. Composition of significant oleaginous fruits in Amazonian diet.

aThe composition varies in bioactive substances: Açaí is rich in anthocyanins, buriti in carotenoids and patauá and buriti in tocopherol [44] [47] - [49] .

Figure 1. Peach palm fruits at different ripening stages. Fruits at the turning stage (first appearance of yellow color at the blossom end) may already be boiled for consumption, according to Amazonian natives.

Figure 2. Percentage contribution of macronutrients to the peach palm flour according to 15 different fruit populations (unpublished data).

that the nutritional value of wheat bread, in terms of fiber and total carotenoids, improved significantly with the addition of peach palm flour [56] . Peach palm is a very important nutritional source whose starchy-oily fruits are subsistence products and whose heart-of-palm is an expanding agribusiness [55] .

Tucumã may be cited as the second most significant Amazonian starchy-oily fruit. Its distinctive flavor and unctuous texture are parts of its hedonic character, explaining why it frequently composes the breakfast in Bra- zilian Amazonia. Its pulp may be consumed freshly or as an ingredient in numerous food preparations. As such its content (g/100g) of carbohydrates consists of 26.5, lipids (19.1), proteins (2.1), dietary fibers (12.7), ash (1.1), moisture (51.3) and energy (1096 kJ/100g) [46] .

Therefore, in relation to energy-rich macronutrients, the conceptual limits (definitions) of terms such as olea- ginous fruits, nuts and starchy-oily fruits are very tenuous [57] . In this context, their interchangeable usage is acceptable. Another similarity among them is due to high content of unsaturated fatty acid in buriti, patauá and tucumã [44] .

Fleshy fruits are defined as fruits consisting mainly of a soft succulent tissue made of water-rich parenchyma, named pulp (or flesh), including two main types of fruit, drupes and berries [58] . Minerals, vitamins, prebiotics and bioactive substances are abundant in fleshy fruits of the Brazilian Amazonia. These healthy compounds de- fine high-quality fruits and are developed during fruit ripening [59] .

Fleshy Amazonian fruits are also designated as succulent fruits. Although, technologically, it is more appro- priate to designate citrus fruits as succulent fruits because their compression easily squeezes juice out. In Ama- zonian fleshy fruits, despite storing a great amount of liquid, juice extraction is much more laborious. Abacaxi (pineapple), camu-camu, cubiu, cupuaçu, graviola and taperebá are high-quality fleshy fruits whose main nutri- tional constituents and caloric contents are given in Table 3.

Some of these fleshy fruits possess unique characteristics that must be singled out herein. First, pineapple is the leading edible member of the family Bromeliaceae, grown in several tropical and subtropical countries [62] . Pineapple is a large fruit whose preparation requires extensive peeling, slicing and disposal of the rind and core [63] . It is usually eaten raw or as juice or in different fermented beverages and culinary preparations [64] . Its medicinal properties (e.g. fibrinolytic, antithrombotic) derive from bromelain, a generic term for two enzymes extracted from pineapple fruit (EC 3.4.22.33) and pineapple stem (EC 3.4.22.32) [62] . Bromelain is absorbed without losing its proteolytic activity and without producing any major side effects [62] . Second, camu-camu fruits are appropriately considered the richest natural source of vitamin C in Brazil [60] . Vitamin C contents are variable in camu-camu fruits, but they are usually superior to 2 g/100g [60] [65] . To close, cubiu fruits are made up by the endocarp (also called placenta), a soft-textured tissue that fills out the whole locular cavity and by the harder-textured surrounding pulp (or mesocarp), with a variable thickness proportional to the size of the fruit [66] . Cubiu fruits are appreciated not only for their high viscosity and acid taste, but also for their content in water and minerals, usually accompanying fish dishes as important dietary supplements in Brazilian Amazonia [31] . Cubiu fruits are particularly rich in soluble fibers (pectin), carotenoids and phenolic compounds [24] [31] [66] . All these fleshy fruits possess high nutrient density, low caloric content and might be usefully manipulated in metabolic disorders, as briefly discussed in the following section.

3. Potential Use of Amazonian Fruits in Metabolic Disorders

According to neurobiologists, eating and drinking are major drive states (motivational states) related to survival and foods are the basic survival needs for human beings [67] [68] . Motivational states respond to numerous fac- tors, such as sensory properties of foods (e.g. appearance, texture, flavor) and orexigenic and anorexigenic neu- ropeptides (both of which are involved in the control of energy homeostasis or balance) [67] [69] [70] . Energy

Table 3. Composition of significant fleshy fruits in Amazonian diet.

balance is achieved when energy intake equals energy expenditure and is maintained within narrow limits over prolonged periods [71] - [73] . Although humans occupy the top position in the phylogenetic scale, they are not distant from other species concerning the permanent energy needs [74] [75] . However, the shift from hunter- gatherer to agricultural societies has allowed increasing numbers of humans to obtain food with reduced ex- penditure of energy, but at the expense of a higher risk of developing obesity dependent diabetes mellitus (or diabesity) [76] [77] . It is generally assumed that a (hypothetical) thrifty genotype, once adjusted to constant hu- man famine, now lends heightened tendency to develop diabesity in certain ethnic groups (e.g. American Pima Indians) exposed to contemporary food abundance [78] [79] . In contrast, lifestyle factors, such as low-fat diet (staple-based diet) and high physical activity (horticulture), would act as protecting factors against metabolic disorders in other ethnic groups (e.g. Ecuadorian Shuar Indians) [80] -[83] . Besides western diet and sedentary lifestyle, environmental contamination, i.e. exposure to xenobiotics (or man-made chemicals) is related to dis- ruption of energy metabolism and insufficient sirtuin family members (SIRT1-7, principally SIRT1) increases xenobiotic half-life and risk for obesity and diabetes with neurodegeneration in developing countries [84] -[91] .

Given that no food contains all the nutrients necessary for human health, the perfect diet should be a varied and inclusive diet, especially with regards to fruits. Fruit seasonality should be taught to diabetic patients so that they might take the most advantage of fruit nutritional value. For instance, the chemical composition of patauá varies during the harvest season (from June to December), but the entire season is worthy since this fruit can be collected periodically [44] . As patauá is a high-energy fruit, it would be especially indicated for diabetic patients with malnutrition. Additionally, Brazil nuts might be incorporated into recipes for their richness in all energy- rich macronutrients herein discussed. Patients should also learn how to prioritize the consumption of high-car- bohydrate fruits during hypoglycemic episodes (glycemia < 70 mg/dL). Despite the importance of consuming “empty calories” (e.g. added sugars) to a more rapid return to normal glycemia (70-99 mg/dL), afterwards, it should be switched to the consumption of more complex carbohydrates found in bread enriched with the peach palm fruit flour (separately, peach palm fruit is a low-glycemic index fruit) [46] [56] [92] [93] . The juices of high-carbohydrate fleshy fruits such as graviola, taperebá, pineapple and cupuaçu could also be useful in hy- poglycemic episodes [94] [95] . Dietary fibers have been shown to induce satiety [96] . Cubiu fruits are particu- larly rich in pectin and could be potentially used in the control of diabetes mellitus and obesity [66] [97] [98] . However, animal-experiment data have shown that highly methoxylated pectin is more effective in metabolic disorders than low methoxylated pectin, highlighting the necessity to determine the degree of methoxylation (or esterification) of cubiu pectin and warranting its later evaluation in humans [99] - [101] . Moreover, cubiu and camu-camu are low caloric fruits potentially fit for diabetic patients with obesity.

Nevertheless, there is an important gap between the potential health benefits of Amazonian fruits and their applicability in current clinical practice. Fruit pollutants must be tested and regulated by authorities in order to ensure that the risks are minimal and acceptable in the context of the benefits [69] . Aside from widespread fruits in world markets (e.g. pineapple and Brazil nuts), most Amazonian fruits are subsistence products that are still labeled as unconventional fruits and neglected and underutilized species (NUS), thus not being subjected to well-established toxicity tests [55] [102] - [105] . Although direct fruit peel monitoring of xenobiotics is currently available by exposing it (without any pretreatment) to direct analysis in real time coupled to a high-resolution orbitrap mass spectrometer [106] . On the other hand, nutritional diets (plant versus meat) are designed to main- tain the toxicological processing of xenobiotics with the critical role of liver xenobiotic enzymes (cytochrome P450 or CYP450) in their metabolism [87] . Xenobiotics are metabolized first by a phase I system (CYP450) which modifies the compounds so that they have hydrophilic functional groups for increased solubility [107] . The phase II detoxification systems involve conjugation reactions that attach charged hydrophilic molecular moieties to reactive metabolites, thus facilitating the elimination of the harmful metabolites from the body and ultimately reducing their toxicity [107] . Phenolic phytochemicals and carotenoids can activate enzymatic systems (phase II) involved in the detoxification of xenobiotics [108] [109] . Depressed microsomal oxygenation of many xenobiotics is an essential function of vitamin C, in addition to facilitating the elimination of phase I products by UDPGA-mediated conjugation to glucuronides [110] . Diets that contain appropriate protein quality, carbohydrate and lipid (polyunsaturated) content as well as minerals and vitamins (e.g. nicotinamide, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid, vitamin E) are essential for xenobiotic metabolism [87] . All these attributes of nutritional dense foods are present in Amazonian fruits and could potentially diminish the rapid xenobiotic metabolism triggered by low-calorie diets and poor nutrition [87] . Finally, genotoxic stress is defined as the induction (e.g. by xenobiotics) of DNA damage and the response of the cell to that damage [87] [111] . The in vivo antimutagenic effects found in açaí pulp, buriti oil and cubiu pulp encourage further studies [112] [113] . Tucumã extracts would present in vitro genotoxic effects that are dependent on concentration and time exposition, needing con- sideration in future research [114] .

4. Conclusion

It is promising to study the composition and the functionality of Amazonian fruits. This task is even more facili- tated by their exceptional sensory properties. The sweet smell of peach palm flour fills the laboratory of nutri- tion in the afternoons, foreshadowing days of healthier foods for human populations. The multicentric study of these fruits also shed light on many aspects related to their postharvest physiology and biochemistry. Most of all, multidisciplinary cooperation is crucial for the understanding of complex plant organs such as fruits. However, as pointed out above, there are still many questions to be addressed before a (functional) fruit could replace a (prompt) medicine, especially in the field of metabolic disorders. The 12 fruits herein reviewed are significant in the Amazonian diet, being characterized as energy-dense fruits (açaí, Brazil nuts, buriti, tucumã, patauá and peach palm) and nutrient-dense, low-calorie fruits (camu-camu, cubiu, cupuaçu, graviola, pineapple and tape- rebá).

Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to the financial support provided by Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) and Fun- dação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas (FAPEAM).

NOTES

*Corresponding author.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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