Physicochemical characterization of a crude anthocyanin extract from the fruits of jussara (Euterpe edulis Martius): Potential for food and pharmaceutical applications

Project funding by Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil; No. 2016/08884-3 (Project PneumoPhageColor) and 2016/12234-4 (Project TransAppIL)) is hereby gratefully acknowledged. Funding by Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP No. 2016/16641-3) in the form of an MSc fellowship granted to Liliam Harada is hereby gratefully acknowledged. Funding by the University of Sorocaba (UNISO, Sorocaba, Brazil) for Laura Favaro is hereby gratefully acknowledged. The authors are grateful to Prof Valquiria Yoshida, affiliated with the University of Sorocaba, for her help in preparing the boric acid tablets utilized in the X-ray fluorescence analyses. This work also received support from CNPq, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Brazil, in the form of a Research Productivity (PQ) fellowship granted to Victor M. Balcao (No. 308208/2017-0).