TERTULIANO, Izaiany Rafaely de Araújo.
Resumo:
Brazil has high rates of food waste, a fact that affects the economy and accentuates social problems. Food is any substance or mixture of substances, in the solid state, pasty, liquid or any other suitable form, intended to provide the living organism with the necessary elements for its formation, development and maintenance. The research was carried out at the Dietetic Technique Laboratory of the Federal University of Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil. Where 20 samples of meat products were analyzed, being distributed in 9 varieties of meat, 3 of birds and 1 of fish. Both foods were analyzed in triplicate and tabulated using a Microsoft Excel 2010 spreadsheet, containing average, standard deviation and referenced home measurements, and food photographic records were made. It is possible to observe significant differences of the tabulated weights for those that already exist in the literature. This study aimed at the standardization of regional foods, so that the community has access to something safer, consisting of a catalog with images the size of utensils and food. Since there is a lack of standardization tables of specific home measures for the meat, poultry, fish and their derivatives food groups. It was found that some foods used in the research presented different sizes than those found in other studies, which can be explained by the utensils used, types and cuts of meat and the manipulator. It is evidenced the importance of this research for the general population and professionals in the area of Nutrition. It was concluded that the study achieved its objectives, however, it is necessary to carry out new studies for the home measures, as well as the creation of new catalogs with meat, poultry and fish, aiming to reach both the population and professionals in the area of nutrition.
