The Brazil Nut Tree, also known as Pará's Nut Tree or Amazonia's Nut Tree ( Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl., Lecythidaceae), is one of the most exuberant trees of the Amazonian Forest. It produces woody fruits (husks), which have from 10 to 25 seeds (almonds), that can be consumed in natura or industrialized, rich in proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins and selenium. In Brazil, the largest producers of Brazil Nut are the stateds of Pará, Amazonas, Acre and Rondônia. This nut's se ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2010

The chestnut PPP Project sought to evaluate aspects related to the productivity of Brazil nuts and Brazil nut trees in the southern region of the state of Amapá. Based on these aspects, subsidies were generated for the formulation of plans for the sustainable use of the species, as well as a management plan for the Rio Cajari Extractive Reserve (RESEX Cajari) was implemented.

The extractivism activity in the reserve is mainly characterized by the extraction of Brazil nuts, therefore,

Status: Completed     Start date: Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2009

This project's goal is to identify optimal conditions to store Brazil nut almonds, crude oil and nut flour. The results obtained will contribute to reducing losses in quality and adding value to the Brazil Nut production chain in Mato Grosso

Status: Completed     Start date: Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2013

This project proposes the morphological and physico-chemical analysis of Brazil nut trees, in addition to the study of their diversity, intrapopulation spatial genetic structure, reproductive system, and patterns of seed and pollen dispersal in natural populations located in the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Acre. Furthermore, abiotic aspects such as weather variables and soil fertility and structure will be monitored, and there will be a survey on the constitution of the historical ethnob

Status: Completed     Start date: Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2011

The Brazil-nut (Bertholletia excelsa) is one of the most noble species of the forest due to the high value of its nuts, which is a rich source of vitamin E, complex B, besides minerals like phosphorus, potash, magnesium, calcium and selenium. The B. excels is much appreciated in natural and the “milk” extracted from its nut can be drank pure, mostly for infants and as an ingredient in recipes. This “milk” is an excellent raw material for the formulation of new products, but research studies a

Status: Completed     Start date: Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2017