Jucara and acai fruit-based dietary supplements
The present invention relates to stable, palatable, freeze-dried, fruit-based compositions. Specifically, the inventions relates to compositions of Açai fruit and Jucara fruit with high antioxidant capability and cyclooxygenase-inhibitory activity, and their uses. The invention further provides for methods of making stable, palatable, freeze-dried, fruit-based compositions from Açai fruit and Jucara fruit.
1. A composition of Euterpe oleracea fruit pulp, the composition consisting essentially of:
freeze-dried Euterpe oleracea fruit pulp having a total anthocyanin concentration greater than 1 milligram per gram total weight and
an ORAC FL value greater than 350 micromole TE per gram total weight; and
whereby the Euterpe oleracea fruit pulp is initially obtained by hulling Euterpe oleracea fruits to isolate Euterpe oleracea fruit pulp therefrom.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises Jucara fruit.
3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the anthocyanin concentration of the composition is from 1 milligram per gram to 100 milligrams per gram total weight of the composition.
4. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the anthocyanin concentration of the composition is from 1 milligram per gram to 100 milligrams per gram total weight of the composition.
5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
6. A composition of Euterpe oleracea fruit pulp, the composition consisting essentially of:
freeze-dried Euterpe oleracea fruit pulp having a cyclooxygenase inhibition value greater than 15 Aspirin® mg equivalent per gram total weight
a total anthocyanin concentration greater than 1 milligram per gram total weight and an
ORAC FL value greater than 350 micromole TE per gram total weight; and
whereby the Euterpe oleracea fruit pulp is initially obtained by hulling the Euterpe oleracea fruits to isolate Euterpe oleracea fruit pulp therefrom.
7. The composition of claim 6 , wherein the composition further comprises Jucara fruit.
8. The composition of claim 6 , wherein the anthocyanin concentration of the composition is from 1 milligram per gram to 100 milligrams per gram total weight of the composition.
9. The composition of claim 7 , wherein the anthocyanin concentration of the composition is from 1 milligram per gram to 100 milligrams per gram total weight of the composition.
10. The composition of claim 6 , wherein the composition further comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.