Bertholletia


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Noun1.Bertholletia - brazil nutBertholletia - brazil nut        
dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
family Lecythidaceae, Lecythidaceae - large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins
Bertholletia excelsa, brazil nut, brazil-nut tree - tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts
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(COELHO et al., 2011; BANDEIRA et al., 2016; SCHMILDT et al., 2017), Prunus persica (TOEBE et al., 2012), Litchi chinensis (ANDRADE and JASPER, 2012), Ananas comosus (KRAUSE et al., 2013), Bertholletia excelsa (BORGES et al., 2016), Carica papaya (FERREIRA, 2014; SILVA et al., 2017), Malus domestica (TOEBE et al., 2014a), Carya illinoinensis (CARGNELUTTI FILHO et al., 2015; POLETTO et al., 2018), and Spondias purpurea (SILVA et al., 2016).
Across the Amazon basin, large tracts of closed-canopy forest harbour resident populations who harvest Brazil nuts (from the fruits of the Amazon tree, Bertholletia excelsa) under various tenure arrangements (Guariguata et al.
In 2017, Brazil produced 37,664 tons of Brazil nuts (Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.) (Lecythidaceae) (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatfstica 2017).
Which nut comes from the South American tree Bertholletia excelsa?
Clonal variation in photosynthesis, foliar nutrient concentrations, and photosynthetic nutrient use efficiency in a Brazil Nut (Bertholletia excelsa) plantation.
Dentre os alimentos que preenchem esses pre-requisitos, observou-se que a castanha-do-Brasil (Bertholletia excelsa), uma semente oleaginosa abundante em toda a extensao da regiao Amazonica, e conhecida por apresentar um elevado teor proteico (15 a 20% da sua composicao) sendo estas de alto valor biologico (SUN et al, 1987).
Dos produtos da floresta, fazem parte da alimentacao dessas familias o acai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.), a castanha do Brasil (Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.) e animais como a paca (Cuniculus paca), o tatu- peba (Euphractussexcintus) e o jabuti (Geochelone carbonaria).
In regard to the Brazilian and regional foods, the dietary intake at least three times per week was considerable for bananas (Musa paradisiaca), nuts (cashew nuts from Anacardium occidentale, Para/Brazil nuts from Bertholletia excelsa), "pequi" (Caryocar brasiliense), red beet (Beta vulgaris), papaya (Carica papaya), orange (Citris sinensis) and river fishes.
ULTRASOUND-ASSISTED EXTRACTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF OIL FROM BRAZIL NUT (Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K.)
Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa, H.B.K.) improves oxidative stress and inflammation biomarkers in hemodialysis patients.
20 Caoba Swietenia macrophylla King 21 Capirona Calycophyllum spruceanum (Bentham) 22 Castana Bertholletia excelsa Humboldt & Bonpland 23 Catahua Hura crepitans L.