PATRIOTA, A. G. R.; PATRIOTA, Alana Greyce Ricarte.
Abstract:
Unconventional Food Plants - UFP are plants with food potential and
spontaneous development. Ora-pro-nóbis (Pereskia aculeata Miller) is a
potential type of PANC because it contains considerable amounts of proteins,
vitamins, minerals and bioativo compounds in its composition. The present work
had as objective to elaborate and to evaluate the sensorial characteristics of
different formulations of paçoca (a típica Brazilian sweet made from peanuts)
added of ora-pro-nóbis. Four samples of paçoca were prepared: Paçoca based
on peanuts (PP); Peanut-based paçoca with ora-pro-nóbis (PPO); Paçoca
based on cashew nuts (PC) and Paçoca based on cashew added with ora-pro-
nóbis (PCO). Subsequently, sensory analysis of the products was carried out
through the affective test with a structured hedonic scale of nine points ranging
from "I disliked a lot" to "I liked it a lot", in addition to a test of purchase intention
with a scale ranging from probably would buy to certainly not buy. In view of the
results obtained, it can be observed that paçoca based on peanuts and paçoca
based on cashew nuts showed acceptability greater than 84% for all the
evaluated attributes, while peanut and cashew nut paw added 10% of ora-pro-
nobis showed lower acceptability indices, being 74% and 75%, respectively. In
this context, from the results obtained it was found that the production of paçoca
based on peanuts and cashews added with ora-pro-nobis is viable, in addition
to not interfering in an intense way in the inherent characteristics of the
traditional product, it contributes with its nutritional enrichment, especially with
the protein content.
