Pitanga seeds are waste unused by the food industry and its composition is unknown.
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Supercritical fluid extracts were studied with respect to yield and composition.
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The higher pressures within the operational conditions studied give high yields.
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TLC revealed terpenes presence able to inhibit the DPPH radical.
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The major terpenes present in Pitanga seeds extracts were germacrone and γ-elemene.