Jucarepa is a company that has in its portfolio ingredients for industry and products for the end consumer, with a special focus on the food industry, whose inputs for its products are Amazonian seeds from extractive chains and family farming with a positive environmental and social impact. Our main raw material is the fava tonka, which has become known as the vanilla of the Amazon.
We are located in the heart of the Amazon in Belém (within the technology park - Universitec - UFPA), with a strong relationship with the innovation ecosystem and we maintain a close relationship with the farmers and extractivists of the Amazon region. Always focused on innovation with quality and authenticity, making ingredients for industry and for your table. And always with the aim of bringing unique, elegant and authentic flavors and aromas to the world, from the Amazon territory.
In addition to the reduced environmental impact, the collection of extractive products in the interior of the forest has been essential for the food security and maintaining other vital costs for communities in different regions of the Amazon.
10.5 tons of dried seeds, generating 740,000 for producers, quilombolas and indigenous communities communities in 2021
The production of fava tonka aims to balance the environment, as fava tonka is a medium-sized tree. medium-sized tree and viable for reforestation of degraded areas for reforesting degraded areas, income possibilities, permanent culture and viability"
Dipteryx odorata, popularly known as "tonka bean" or "fava tonka", is a tree species native to the Amazon region. Due to its high coumarin content, the plant's seeds have significant commercial value and are widely used in the food, perfume and cosmetics industries. In traditional knowledge, the seed is used to help treat ulcers, ear infections, respiratory and heart diseases, and its potential to increase libido is also popularly claimed.
The seed has properties, rich in fiber, minerals e vitamins, especially vitamin C and vitamin B. Studies show that fava tonka has the potential to reduce fluid retention, as well as being a natural source of energy.
It is also known as Brazilian vanilla or Amazonian vanilla due to its incredible taste and smell reminiscent of herbal notes of clove and cinnamon. The seed of fava tonka is inside a fruit that falls from the tree. Therefore, fava tonka can only be extracted when the forest is still standing.
Jucarepa maintains a direct relationship with rural producers and extractivists, especially in the western region of Pará, benefiting families directly. fava tonka are one of the main sources of income for these producers.
The fava tonka chain generates more than
only in the territory of Calha Norte do Pará
(IMAZON, 2022).
The taste of the Amazon on your table
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Known as the "vanilla of the Amazon", the fava tonka enchants with its intense aroma and sophisticated flavor. Its seeds, rich in coumarin, are widely used in the perfume, cosmetics and food industries, as well as having medicinal and antioxidant properties.
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The production of fava tonka aims to balance the environment, as fava tonka is a medium-sized tree that is viable for reforesting degraded areas, providing income opportunities, permanent culture and sustainable viability."
In this context, we set up an experimental nursery in which we studied the varieties of fava tonka, as well as their viability for reforestation in consortium with other native Amazonian plants.
fava tonka: the scent and science of the Amazon rainforest
O fava tonka is a tree species native to the Amazon, belonging to the genus Dipteryx, the most famous of which is Dipteryx odorata. Its seeds, popularly called "fava tonka bean " or "tonka bean", have a high commercial value due to their rich content of coumarin, a natural compound responsible for their striking aroma and multiple industrial applications.
Due to these properties, fava tonka is widely used in the food, perfume and cosmetics industries, as well as being valued in traditional Amazonian knowledge, where it is associated with the relief of ulcers, infections, respiratory and heart diseases, and even popularly recognized for its aphrodisiac potential.
Rich in antioxidants, fiber, minerals and vitamins (especially C and B-complex), fava tonka also has anti-inflammatory properties and can help reduce fluid retention and increase energy naturally.
According to the study described in the book Espécies Arbóreas Brasileiras - Volume 3: fava tonka, by Paulo Ernani Carvalho, the seeds of fava tonka contain 30% to 40% aromatic essential oil (by dry weight), light yellow in color and with an intense aroma, widely used by the perfumery and cosmetics industry (BERG, 1982; SOUSA et al., 1991; SANTOS, 2002). This oil is also used as a natural fixative in high-end fragrances, such as in well-known high-end perfumes like Channel.
In recent years, the fava tonka has been gaining ground in the food industry, being recognized worldwide as the "Brazilian vanilla" or "vanilla from the Amazon", thanks to its sophisticated flavour and unmistakable aroma, reminiscent of herbal notes of vanilla, clove and cinnamon.
The fava tonka an seed is born inside a fruit that naturally falls from the tree, which means that it can only be extracted while the forest is still standing. Thus, fava tonka an represents not only an ingredient of high sensory and scientific value, but also a living symbol of Amazonian bioeconomy and forest conservation.