ACAI (EUTERPE OLERACEA MART): ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY AND ITS PERSPECTIVE FOR THE PREVENTION OF MULTIPLE DISEASES IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON – A REVIEW

The acai (Euterpe oleracea mart), is considered a small and round berry, is native to the Amazon rainforest of South America, prevailing in the diet of different indigenous peoples, within the composition of this fruit is recognized different bioactive compounds, where the most impact in reference to health is given to the antioxidant capacity that provides anthocyanins, impacting the slowing of free radicals, this in turn infers in the delay of carcinogenic activity infiriendo in diseases such as: breast cancer, stomach cancer. This fruit is currently generating worldwide expectation, due to its properties, which is why the European continent is one of the largest traders of this fruit, likewise, the United States is considered the largest importer of acai pulp, where this product is not only emphasized to the food industry, it is also diversified for the production of dyes and industrial supplements. The purpose of this work consisted of a systematic review, oriented to the compilation of information on the antioxidant capacity of this berries, influencing in different types of diseases through the importance of its properties, within the search facilities, databases were used attached to keywords in relation to the topic, considering articles from the last five years of publication, finding 41 articles, then hierarchized by filters to obtain only 15 articles focused on the most relevant to the topic.