Resumen
Se caracterizaron fisicoquímica e instrumentalmente semillas de papaya criolla (Carica papaya L.) en cuatro estados de maduración. Se determinaron composición proximal, pH y sólidos solubles, y se caracterizó el perfil relativo de ácidos grasos mediante UPLC-MS/MS. La maduración incrementó la fibra cruda de 25,4 a 34,7 % y los lípidos de 17,6 a 29,2 %, mientras los carbohidratos disminuyeron de 25,8 a 3,1 %. El ácido oleico fue predominante, seguido por los ácidos palmítico y gadoleico. El pH aumentó de 4,7 a 5,9 y los sólidos solubles disminuyeron de 6,4 a 1,7 °Brix. Los resultados evidencian modificaciones composicionales diferenciadas durante la maduración y respaldan el interés de estas semillas como subproducto susceptible de valorización agroindustrial.
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