LIMA, A. K. V.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6892577487389430; LIMA, Anny Kelly Vasconcelos de Oliveira.
Resumo:
The northeast of Brazil has recently been shown as having a large number of endemic
species, which should be considered as a biological heritage of incalculable value, but it
has a potential economic poorly valued. The tuberosa is a plant belonging to the family
Anacardiaceae, endemic to the Brazilian semiarid region that is well suited to the
weather plaguing the region. The umbu constituting good source of income for many
families at the time of the harvest is sold fresh or in the form of products such as jams,
juices and jellies. The cactus is used by man in México since pre-Hispanic and the great
diversity of uses and applications of cactus reveals the versatility of this plant species,
even being grown for animal feed, has not fully exploited its potential. The recognition
of the nutritional value of palm in recent years has motivated the development of work,
aiming to introduce the green cactus in the diet. The objective of this work is to develop
formulations umbuzadas prepared with cow's milk and goafs milk, enriched with the
pulp obtained from cactus to obtain a product with high nutritional value. The
physicochemical analyzes were carried out: moisture, reducing and total sugars, ash,
pH, titratable acidity, carotenoid and ascorbic acid. The pulp samples of cactus, umbu
and mixtures of umbuzada formulated with cactus added to cow's milk and goat milk
were initially characterized. Then stored under refrigeration for 180 days, and physicochemically
evaluated every 30 days. The sensory tests were performed after
characterization with adults and children. Antecedently held a microbiological
evaluation of formulations umbuzada with palm so that there was no risk to the tasters.
The leveis of acidity and total sugars of umbu were higher than those found for the pulp
of cactus pear. The moisture found in the pulp of cactus pear was higher than in the
umbu and through the pH of these slurries is concluded that the umbu has a natural
tendency more acid than the cactus. The pulp of palm promoted a greater enrichment of
ascorbic acid and carotenoids in relation to the formulations umbu, meaning that drinks
made with this culture are feasible and of great importance in preparing a mixed drink
with high nutritional value. For children formulations containing pulp of cactus pear
were those that possessed lower acceptability. The preference of the panelists for infant
formulas prepared with cow's milk. Among the adult panelists were more acceptable to
the component umbu in the formulations, but compared with the figures presented by
children with pulp formulations palm were more accepted.