The Pitanga fruit or Brazilian cherry (Eugenia uniflora L.)belongs to the botanical family Myrtaceae. It is a nativeplant to Brazil and the country has been estimated tobe the world’s largest producer, although it is also foundin Northern Argentina and Uruguay (Bezerra et al., 2004;EMBRAPA, 2006). The nutritional value of Pitanga is rele-vant, because it high concentrations of calcium, phosphorus,pro-vitamin A, vitamin C and phenolic compounds (antho-cyanins and carotenoids), the latter of which are knownfor their antioxidant activity