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CUPUAÇU
Pertencente à família das esterculiáceas e ao mesmo gênero do
cacau-verdadeiro, o cupuaçu (Theobrama grandiflorum) é uma árvore de porte médio
(3 a 6m de altura), nativa da Amazônia. Os galhos são longos e grossos, mas
flexíveis. As folhas, muito grandes, chegam às vezes a cinqüenta centímetros
de comprimento. As flores, de coloração vermelho-escura, brotam dos galhos e
se dispõem em panículas ou cachos compostos.
O fruto do cupuaçu mede cerca de 15 cm de comprimento por lo de diâmetro,
pesando de 800 a 1 500g e encerra numerosas sementes envoltas em polpa branca
aromática e de sabor agridoce, muito utilizada na produção
de deliciosos refrescos, sorvetes, doces, licores e um conhaque especial chamado
vinho de cupuaçu. A casca pode ser utilizada em rações
animais, e as sementes, por seu alto teor de gordura, prestam-se à fabricação
de chocolate (conhecido como cupulate), em lugar das sementes de cacau. Na indústria
cosmética, a gordura das sementes serve como base para cremes e batons.
CUPUAÇU
Belonging to the sterculiaceae family and to the
same genus of cacao, the cupuaçu tree (Theobrama grandiflorum) is a
medium-sized tree (3-6m height), native of the Amazon. Its branches are long and
thick, but flexible. Its leaves, very big, can reach 50cm of length. Its
flowers, of a dark-red color, blossom on the branches and are presented in
panicles or composed clusters.
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