POTENCIAL AGRONÔMICO E TECNOLÓGICO DA ESPÉCIE MANILKARA ZAPOTA: REVISÃO BIBLIOGRÁFICA

Abstract

The sapodilla tree is a plant with good adaptation to the Brazilian soil, mainly in the Northeast region and its production reaches several regions in the world. Its fruit, sapodilla, is rich in minerals and antioxidant compounds, with exploration ranging from the food industry to combating and preventing diseases. Given the above, this work presents a bibliographical review about the Manilkara zapota (Linnaeus) Van Royen, describing the physicochemical characteristics, morphological, agronomic, phytochemical, its mineral composition, antioxidant capacity, commercial and medicinal use. This literature review aimed to contribute to the area of knowledge that includes studies on the species. 75 (seventy-five) academic papers were used, including: articles, theses and course completion papers, all obtained from search platforms such as SciELO, Academic Google, Journal (CAPES Portal), Institutional Repositories and Science.gov. The use of these databases is justified because they are reliable sources, which have been evaluated and consolidated by masters and doctors. Furthermore, priority was given to the most current works, making use of the keywords mentioned below both in Portuguese, as English, so that information could be obtained about the characteristics of the fruit and the species, with the aim of, in a single work to unite different information on the subject, thus helping the academic community in general.