Os óleos vegetais são de extrema importância para o organismo humano, sendo considerados fonte de energia e de vitaminas lipossolúveis (A, D, E e K), e fundamentais na promoção de sabor dos alimentos. O óleo de girassol é obtido da semente da planta Helianthus annuus L., da família Compositae, destacando-se por ser a quarta oleaginosa em produção de grãos e a quinta em área cultivada no mundo. Outra valiosa sem...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the good manufacturing practices of canteens in elementary schools and day care centers in the municipality of Madalena – CE. The research was carried out in five canteens, three of which for elementary school and two day care centers, corresponding to 100% of public institutions in the city. A checklist of good manufacturing practices based on RDC nº 216/2004 of the Nation...
The oil extracted from the peanut seed has beneficial health properties as it is antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and prevents coronary heart disease. Despite this quality, improper processing and storage can cause degradation such as lipid oxidation due to its polyunsaturation. The work aimed to evaluate the physical and chemical characteristics of oil extracted from peanuts and commercial peanut oil. The extrac...
Among the native species of the Cerrado is the jatobá, a tree legume that has a fruit, in which its flour pulp has strong potential for enriching preparations. The objective was to evaluate the physical characteristics of the fruit of jatobá-do-cerrado (Hymenaea stigonocarpa Mart.), And the physical-chemical characteristics and centesimal composition in the pulp, seed and skin of the fruit. The jatobá pulp was ...
The objective of this work was to evaluate the postharvest quality of sugar aplle submitted to the delay in the withdrawal of the PVC film. The fruits were harvested at the stage of physiological maturity, then selected and sanitized. Some of them were individually wrapped with PVC film trademark and accommodated in styrofoam tray and the other fruits were kept without film, representing the control. The treatm...