The Southern Reconcavo in Bahia has a significant wealth of native plants with high nutritional potential. Besides ethnological indicative of their uses as food, little is known about them, especially on their chemical composition. As examples of these plants, it can be found fruits of (Spondias tuberosa X S. mombin) that are widely consumed fresh or as processed products all over Brazil. Due to the increasing pro acceptance of its products and the continuing search for new flavors, agro-industries have attracted the interest for both the domestic market and exportation. However, despite the strong commercial interest, few studies have been conducted in search for answers about its composition. Thus, this work aimed to make the physical, physical-chemical and mineralogical composition of unripe fruits of umbu-caja grown in the climatic conditions of the southern Recôncavo in Bahia. Analysis were performed of fruit and bark weight; size and diameter; percentage of bark, seeds and pulp; pH; soluble solids; acidity; soluble solid relationship acidity (ratio); the technology index; sugars (reducing and non reducing and total); vitamin C; protein; moisture; lipids; crude fiber; starch; and minerals (phosphorus, iron, calcium, sodium and potassium). The fruits have large size (23,18g), with considerable pulp yield (69,70 %), reasonable values of sugars (7,49 %), total acidity (1,32 %), fiber (1,36 %), vitamin C (8 mg /100g) and minerals ( Na-40 mg /100g; K-44mg /100g; P-17,76mg /100g; Fe-0,59mg /100g; and Ca-12,25mg /100g), proving to be an alternative to the market of fresh fruits and for agribusiness in the region.
Tropical fruit; chemical composition; (Spondias tuberosa X S. mombin)
