Este livro tem como objetivo estudar os carboidratos presentes na mucilagem dos frutos e cladódios do cacto Cereus hildmaniannus, naturalmente encontrado no oeste de Santa Catarina. Além dos nutrientes presentes, estes polissacarídeos são fontes de aditivos para diversas indústrias, como a alimentícia e farmacêutica e também utilizados na medicina tradicional para o tratamento de pele e feridas do epitélio.

Since the onset of the food crisis, there has been a change in development priorities, bringing an increased focus on agriculture and a renewed interest in the reduction of postharvest losses as a means of increasing food availability. Once harvested, cassava root is highly perishable and the rapid postharvest deterioration restricts its storage potential to two to three days. As storage of roots is rare, the most common and sensible way to minimize losses is to consume or process them as soon as possible after harvesting. Unfortunately, this does not always happen and signi cant amount of...