Avaliação físico-química, microbiológica e sensorial da água de coco anão verde comercializadas pelas indústrias do Sertão da Paraíba e do Ceará.

Abstract

The Brazil currently has a tendency to increase in cultivation of green dwarf coconut spread virtually throughout the national territory. The coconut water is used in popular culture instead of water, and also to replenish electrolytes in cases of dehydration. The objective of this study was to evaluate the storage process of green dwarf coconut water, commercially produced and bottled aseptically, the Hinterland by Paraiba and Ceará industries. It was collected, identified, samples from two industrial units on the date of its manufacture, transported to the laboratory in cool boxes with ice, where they were analyzed for the physical parameters, chemical, microbiological and sensory physical in order to assess the quality of coconut water after processing. The samples were stored in industries according to the 22 experimental factorial design with three replications of the central point , to quantitatively evaluate the influence of input variables on the responses , turbidity , conductivity, viscosity , pH , total soluble solids , acidity , acid ascorbic . It was found that the chilled coconut water should be stored at low temperatures, so that its life may be ten days. With storage time , there was a decrease in pH , vitamin C , electrical conductivity and total soluble solids for both industries , and the values of soluble solids are in accordance with the permitted except for experiment 4 . the pH of the experiments are not in accordance with the extent permitted by law, there were simultaneous increases in the industries analyzed for parameters of turbidity , viscosity , and total acidity , the binomial time x temperature significantly influenced the parameters analyzed during storage . Microbiologically industries are not in accordance with the standard established by law for fecal coliforms, yeasts and molds. No values for Salmonella were found in any of the samples. Sensory coconut water with 15 days of storage has already proved unfit for human consumption, with altered organoleptic characteristics. Being essential to the implementation and monitoring of Good Manufacturing Practices for industries envasam coconut water.