TAMARINDO
Autor: Chef Ivan Lopes | Publicado: 2012-09-04T08:49:00-07:00

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UM DELICIOSO FRUTO MUITO UTILIZADO NA CILINARIA NORDESTINA

O tamarindeiro ou tamarineiro, é originário das savanas
africanas, embora seja cultivado principalmente na Índia. No Brasil, o fruto é
bastante consumido no Norte e Nordeste do Brasil.

Árvore bastante decorativa, sua altura pode chegar aos 25
metros. O tronco devide-se em numerosos ramos curvados, formando copa densa e
ornamental; as folhas são compostas e sensíveis (fecham por ação do frio),
flores hermafroditas amarelas ou levemente avermelhadas (com estrias rosadas ou
roxas) que se reúnem em pequenos cachos axilares. O fruto - tamarindo ou
tamarino - é uma vagem alongada com 5 a 15 cm. de comprimento, com casca
pardo-escura, lenhosa e quebradiça; as sementes em números de 3 a 8 estão envolvidas
por uma polpa parda e ácida contendo açucares (33%), ácido tartárico (11%),
ácido acético, ácido cítrico.

Cem gramas de polpa contém 272 calorias, 54 mg. cálcio, 108
mg. fósforo, 1 mg. de ferro, 7 ug. Vit. A, 0,44 mg. Vit. B e 33 mg. Vit. C.

Usos do Tamarindeiro

Fruto: a polpa, com sabor agridoce, é usada no preparo de
doces, bolos, sorvetes, xaropes, bebidas, licores, refrescos, sucos
concentrados e ainda como tempero para arroz, carne, peixe e outros alimentos.



Sementes: ao natural servem de forragem para animais
domésticos; processadas são utilizadas como estabilizantes de sucos, de
alimentos industrializados e como goma (cola) para tecidos ou papel. O óleo
extraído delas é alimentício e de uso industrial.



Folhas: o cerne da madeira é de excelente qualidade e pode
ser usado para diversas finalidades; forte, resistente à ação de cupins,
presta-se bem para fabricação de móveis, brinquedos, pilões, e preparo de
carvão vegetal.