Paullinia cupana Kunth belongs to the Sapindaceae family, popularly known as guarana. The commercial cultivation of guarana occurs mainly in Brazil, where the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) Western Amazon maintains an improvement program. Brazil is the largest producer of guarana in the world, according to data collected by the IBGE, 2021 the average production of guarana was approximately 2,732 t/year. Due to the high concentration of caffeine, guarana is widely used as a raw material for the manufacture of juices, energy drinks and soft drinks. The processing of seeds for this purpose results in a large number of residues rich in lignocellulosic matter, and the potential for using these residues is still underestimated.
The aim of this study was, o explores the potential and add value of guarana production chain