since it is not common for natural foods, such as fruits, to contain large amounts of this mineral. The pulp of mango (28.91 mg/kg), kiwifruit (25.02 mg/kg) and mangosteen (24.25 mg/kg) has also lower sodium contribution than that found in the jatoba pulp and in it seed (251.49 mg/100 g)(Gorinstein et al., 2011).