The fruit of the pine nut (Jatrophas curcas) in the production of traditional soap: Recovery of ancestral knowledge

Telly Yarita Macías Zambrano; Andrea Monserrate García García; Johnny Adrián Briones Tubay

doi:10.31295/ijcms.v4n1.1623

Authors

Telly Yarita Macías Zambrano
itspem.tmacias@gmail.com
Instituto Superior Tecnológico Paulo Emilio Macías, Portoviejo, Manabí, Ecuador
Andrea Monserrate García García Instituto Superior Tecnológico Paulo Emilio Macías, Portoviejo, Manabí, Ecuador
Johnny Adrián Briones Tubay Instituto Superior Tecnológico Paulo Emilio Macías, Portoviejo, Manabí, Ecuador

Keywords:

ancestral knowledge, cultural identity, handicraft, pine nut, soap

Abstract

The study is a recovery of ancestral knowledge of the production of soap from the fruit of the pine nut (Jatrophas curcas) in the Manabita montubian community, the problem being the decrease in the production of soaps due to the scarcity of pine nut cultivation in rural areas. The objective of this work is to recover the ancestral knowledge using the fruit of the plant for the production of the traditional soap, giving it an added value in its handmade packaging. Experimental field research was used to physically and bromatological characterize the pine nut seed and determine factors such as humidity, seed, protein, fat, and pH; an interview was conducted with Montubio women to recover the ancestral knowledge of the elaboration of traditional soap using the pine nut seed; as a result, a characterization of the quality seed and the production process of the pine nut soap was obtained. In conclusion, it was possible to rescue the ancestral knowledge of the elaboration of the traditional Prieto soap as part of the richness and cultural identity of the Montubian community.

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