RESUMO:O presente estudo analisou a diversidade e equitabilidade de plantas alimentícias não convencionais (PANCs) na zona rural de Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil. A pesquisa foi conduzida utilizando a amostragem Bola de Neve com entrevistas semiestruturadas aplicadas à 20 moradores de nove comunidades rurais. Avaliou-se a frequência relativa de citação das espécies (Fr); a diversidade e equitabilidade das mesmas, utilizando os índices de ShannonWiener (H') e de Pielou (J'), respectivamente. As espécies foram listadas pela família, nome científico, nomes populares, ambiente de propagação, hábito de crescimento, formas de consumo, estado de domesticação, ciclo de produção e registro por meio de consultas em herbários do bioma Mata Atlântica. Foram encontradas 59 espécies de PANCs, distribuídas em 30 famílias botânicas e 48 gêneros. As famílias asteraceae e myrtaceae se destacaram pela riqueza florística, contribuindo com 11 e 7 espécies, respectivamente. Espécies da família asteraceae obtiveram as maiores frequências relativas (32,2). Obteve-se índice de diversidade Shannon-Wiener de 1,65 (Base 10), e de equitabilidade de Pielou de 0,93. Os resultados encontrados estão similares à de outros estudos desenvolvidos no bioma Mata Atlântica, observou-se ampla diversidade de PANCs na área de estudo, e o conhecimento sobre estas encontra-se distribuído uniformemente entre os moradores. Palavras-chave:PANCs, etnobotânica, conhecimento popular, prospecção de plantas alimentícias, recursos alimentares vegetais.ABSTRACT: Diversity and equivalence of unconventional food plants in rural zone of Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. This study analyzed the diversity and the equity of unconventional food plants (UFPs) in the rural area of Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The research was performed using the Snowball sampling with semi-structured interviews, applied to 20 residents from nine rural communities. We evaluated the relative frequency of citation of the species (Fr); the diversity and equity of the same species, using the Shannon-Wiener (H') and Pielou (J') indexes, respectively. The species were listed by its family, scientific name, common denominations, propagation environment, growth habit, application methods, domestication state, production cycle and finally registration through consultation in herbaria in the Atlantic Forest biome. We found 59 species of UFPs, distributed in 30 botanical families and 48 genera. The Asteraceae family and the Myrtaceae one stood out for their floristic richness, contributing to 11 and 7 species, respectively. Species from the Asteraceae family got the highest relative frequencies (32.2). It was obtained the Shannon-Wiener diversity index of 1.65 (Base 10), and the Pielou equity index of 0.93. The results are similar to other studies developed in the Atlantic Forest biome, where there was a wide diversity of UFPs in the study area, and the knowledge of these plants is evenly distributed among the residents.

Introduction. In the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, indigenous fruits are part of the eating habits of the population. Among these, 'melão croá' (Sicana sphaerica Vell.) and 'maracujina' (S. odorifera Naud) are rich in bioactive compounds such as carotenoids and antioxidant vitamins. The physical characteristics, physicochemical and proximate composition, concentration of carotenoids, vitamin C, vitamin E and minerals were investigated in both fruits found in Atlantic Forest of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Materials and methods. Titratable acidity was analyzed by volumetric neutralization; soluble solids (SS) by refractometry; pH by potentiometry; moisture and ash by gravimetry after drying in an oven and muffle furnace, respectively; proteins by the micro-Kjeldahl method; lipids by gravimetry using soxhlet; dietary fibers by non-enzymatic gravimetry; carotenoids and vitamin C by HPLC-DAD; vitamin E by HPLCfluorescence; minerals by ICP-AES. Results and discussion. S. sphaerica presented the highest concentrations of SS (5.80 • Brix), TA (0.51 g of citric acid 100 g −1), pH (6.95), moisture (83.4 g 100 g −1), carbohydrate (13.38 g 100 g −1), vitamin A (123.33 µg RAE 100 g −1), vitamin C (4.97 mg 100 g −1), vitamin E (334.66 µg 100 g −1), K (28.79 mg 100 g −1), Fe (1.92 mg 100 g −1), and Zn (1.04 mg 100 g −1); while S. odorifera had the highest concentrations of total dietary fibers (1.33 g 100 g −1), lipids (1.00 g 100 g −1), proteins (2.62 g 100 g −1), ash (0.77 g 100 g −1), P (1.26 mg 100 g −1), and Ca (1.74 mg 100 g −1). Conclusion. The analyzed fruit showed a potential source of nutrients that can contribute to reducing food and nutrition insecurity of rural people, especially in the American continent, occurrence region of these fruits.

The Atlantic Forest has species of native fruits, consumed fresh and processed, which have an important contribution to food sovereignty of families that consume it. This study examined the physical and physicochemical characteristics, proximate composition, concentration of carotenoids, vitamin C, vitamin E and minerals in the pulp and kernels of fruits of licuri (Syagrus coronata (Mart.) Becc.). Titratable acidity was analyzed by volumetric neutralization, soluble solids by refractometry, proteins by the micro-Kjeldahl method, lipids by gravimetry using soxhlet, dietary fiber by non-enzymatic gravimetry, carotenoids and vitamin C by HPLC-DAD, vitamin E by HPLC-fluorescence, and minerals by ICP-AES. Pulp were a source of Zn

-In the rural region of the municipality of Viçosa, Minas Gerais, forest patches are encountered and they present a great diversity of wild and edible fruit, where wild pineapple (Ananas bracteatus (Lindl.), var. albus) is one of those of greatest occurrence. Given that, little is known about the nutritional characteristics of this fruit, the present study aimed to investigate the physical and physic-chemical characteristics, chemical composition (titratable acidity, total soluble solids, pH, moisture content, ash, protein, lipids and dietary fiber), carotenoids (α-carotene, β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin and lycopene), vitamin C (AA and DHA) by HPLC-DAD, vitamin E (α-, β-, γ-, δ-, tocopherols and tocotrienols) by HPLC-fluorescence, and minerals (P, K, Ca, Mg, Cu, Fe, Zn, Mn, Na, Cr, Se and Mo) by ICP-AES. Fruits showed a moisture content average of 78.5 g 100g ABACAXI DO MATO (Ananas bracteatus (Lindl.), var. albus) COLHIDO EM FRAGMENTOS FLORESTAIS NA ZONA RURAL DE VIÇOSA, MINAS GERAIS: EXCELENTE FONTE DE MINERAIS E BOA FONTE DE PROTEÍNAS E VITAMINA CRESUMO-Na zona rural do município de Viçosa, Minas Gerais, encontram-se fragmentos florestais que apresentam grande diversidade de frutas silvestres e alimentícias, sendo o abacaxi do mato (Ananas bracteatus (Lindl.), var. albus) uma das frutas de maior ocorrência. Tendo em vista que pouco se conhece a respeito das características nutricionais dessa fruta, este trabalho teve por objetivo investigar a caracterização física, composição físico-química e química (acidez titulável, sólidos solúveis totais; pH; umidade, cinzas, proteínas, lipídios e fibra alimentar); carotenoides (α-caroteno, β-caroteno, β-criptoxantina e licopeno) e vitamina C (AA e ADA) por CLAE-DAD; vitamina E (α-, β-, γ-, δ-, tocoferóis e tocotrienóis) por CLAE-