The pursuit of an improved quality of life is a major trend in the food market. This is driving the reformulation of the industry's product portfolio, with the aim of providing nourishment while also contributing to beneficial health metabolic processes. In this context, the use of local biodiversity and the recovery of the traditional knowledge associated with the consumption of vegetables that grow spontaneously in nature emerge as more sustainable and nutritionally adequate concepts. The Amazon region is known for its abundant biodiversity, housing numerous unconventional food plants whose nutritional and biological properties remain unknown due to a lack of research. Among the different species are Xanthosoma sagittifolium, Acmella oleracea, Talinum triangulare, Pereskia bleo, Bidens bipinnata, and Costus spiralis. These species contain bioactive compounds such as apigenin, syringic acid, spilanthol, and lutein, which provide various health benefits. There are few reports on the biological effects, nutritional composition, bioactive compounds, and market prospects for these species. Therefore, this review provides an overview of their nutritional contribution, bioactive compounds, health benefits, and current market, as well as the use of new technologies that can contribute to the development of functional products/ingredients derived from them.

Keywords: Amazon plants; biological activities; edible plants; green leaves; phenolic compounds; phytochemicals.

追求更高的生活质量是食品市场的一个主要趋势。这推动了行业产品组合的改革，旨在提供营养的同时也有助于有益的健康代谢过程。在此背景下，使用本地生物多样性并恢复与自然生长蔬菜的传统知识相关的概念变得更加可持续和营养丰富。亚马逊地区以其丰富的生物多样性而闻名，拥有许多非常规食物植物，由于缺乏研究，这些植物的营养价值和生物学特性仍然不为人知。其中不同的物种包括Xanthosoma sagittifolium、Acmella oleracea、Talinum triangulare、Pereskia bleo、Bidens bipinnata 和 Costus spiralis。这些物种含有生物活性化合物，如芹菜素、丁香酸、斯皮兰索尔和玉米黄质，可提供多种健康益处。关于这些物种的生物学效应、营养成分、生物活性化合物以及市场前景的报道很少。因此，本综述概述了它们的营养价值贡献、生物活性化合物、健康效益以及当前市场状况，并探讨了可以促进从它们开发功能性产品/原料的新技术。

关键词：亚马逊植物；生物活性；可食用植物；绿叶；酚类化合物；植物化学物质。