We Only Collect What We Need: Women's Experiences on Collecting Cauchao (<i>Amomyrtus luma</i> Molina) in Food Systems of Extreme South Forests in Chile

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dc.contributor.authorFredes, Carolina
dc.contributor.authorParada, Alejandra
dc.contributor.authorAguirre, Carolina
dc.contributor.authorRojas, Loreto
dc.contributor.authorRobert, Paz
dc.contributor.authorBernales, Margarita
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T16:04:33Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T16:04:33Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThe collection of the ancestral fruit cauchao (Amomyrtus luma) is part of the routines of women gatherers from the extreme south (44 degrees South Latitude) in Chile. The traditional food knowledge of cauchao has not been documented, and there is no data on the nutritional composition. Women's experiences collecting cauchao can help understand the relationship between traditional food, herbal medicine, and local gatherers' communities. Thus, this research explores the traditional knowledge of food and the nutritional composition of cauchao. Mixed methods research was performed. A case study included in-depth interviews with 12 women gatherers and thematic analysis. The composition of macronutrients in cauchao was obtained by proximate chemical analyses and dietary fiber using the enzymatic-gravimetric method. Results showed that gathering for these women was more than just extracting natural resources; it was associated with family, food security, participation in different stages of the food system, and practices that could contribute towards sustainable food systems. Furthermore, cauchao fruit showed a high dietary fiber content, and women gatherers did not connect cauchao with dietary fiber. Since access to knowledge by small-scale food producers, especially women, is part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG#2.3), the approach of this research may help guide knowledge transfer among women gatherers.
dc.description.funderVicerrectoria de Investigacion and Direccion de Pastoral y Cultura Cristiana of the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su16219460
dc.identifier.eissn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su16219460
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/89799
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001352070300001
dc.issue.numero21
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaSustainability
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjecttraditional food and beverages
dc.subjecttraditional food knowledge
dc.subjectethnobiology
dc.subjectMyrtaceae
dc.subjectnative fruits
dc.subjectforest users
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectsustainable development
dc.titleWe Only Collect What We Need: Women's Experiences on Collecting Cauchao (<i>Amomyrtus luma</i> Molina) in Food Systems of Extreme South Forests in Chile
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen16
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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