Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=49038#.VDYbg1fHRK0 Author(s) Jaime Paiva Lopes Aguiar , Francisca das Chagas do Amaral Souza Affiliation(s) Coordination Society Environment and Health—CSAS, National Institute for Amazonian Research—INPA, Manaus, Brazil . Coordination Society Environment and Health—CSAS, National Institute for Amazonian Research—INPA, Manaus, Brazil . ABSTRACT Fruits are unarguably one of the main sources of dietary fiber, but are regional Amazonian fruits sources of dietary fiber? The objective of the present study was to assess the nutritional characteristics and fiber contents of fresh fruits with low energy density. The study fruits wereabiu, bacuri, carambola, ing...
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