Exotic Fruits Patents Trends: An Overview Based on Technological Prospection with a Focus on Amazonian

Overview

Journal Heliyon

Specialty Social Sciences

Date 2023 Dec 4

PMID 38046170

Authors

Leticia de Alencar Pereira Rodrigues

Danielle Devequi Gomes Nunes

Katharine Valeria Saraiva Hodel

Josiane Dantas Viana

Edson Pablo Silva

Milena Botelho Pereira Soares

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Abstract

The Amazon rainforest encompasses one of the largest biodiversities of the world and is home to a wide variety of food and therapeutic plants. Due to the diversity of components, the fruits of the Amazon biome possess essential physicochemical, nutritional, and pharmacological properties, strengthening the idea that fruit consumption may provide benefits to human health. Thus, the objective of this study was to investigate the current scenario of the use of Amazonian fruits on the development of food, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, or cosmetic products through the study of filed patents. A prospecting strategy conducted focusing on patents was used to investigate the application of the following fruits: , , , , , and . A total of 264 patent documents were found. In 2016, a peak of 33 applications was reached, followed by a peak in 2019 with 32 applications. The study is distributed in three main application areas: cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and food. The Asian continent was the region with the world leadership in this theme, followed by Brazil. Thus, technological prospection studies can foster investments in translational research to elucidate the effects and properties of Amazonian fruits, which can generate sustainable development of new products with industrial potential.

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