Development of technology for receiving enriched sugar

Abstract

Carbohydrates play an important role in nutrition, especially sugar, it is an integral part of many products, both ready and raw. The norm of sugar consumption per day is 25 g (no more than 5 spoons per day). The issue of increasing the biological value of sugar is relevant, as it plays an important role in human nutrition. Almost no one is engaged in the production of enriched sugar in Ukraine, only a few developments of sugar with functional properties are presented. But this topic is quite relevant in the world, scientists are developing enrichment schemes with regional raw materials. The purpose of our research is to develop a technology for obtaining enriched sugar by using wild berries of regional importance, using the osmotic dehydration method. During the study, standard organoleptic and microbiological methods of functional sugar assessment were used. The article presents a technological scheme for the production of enriched sugar, determined the amount of osmotic syrup that should be used to obtain lump sugar to give it positive organoleptic indicators. Microbiological indicators were determined during long-term storage for 6 months. The presence of biologically active substances in sugar increases its chemical composition. Enriched sugar contains not only carbohydrates, but also amino acids, coloring and flavoring substances. According to organoleptic indicators, sea buckthorn sugar received the highest rating. All four types of enriched sugar have a high storage capacity, the development of harmful microflora is not observed after 6 months of storage. The results of the conducted research showed that the developed technology for the production of enriched sugar can be used at the production facilities of operating sugar factories. But on the condition of additional installation of the apparatus for carrying out osmotic dehydration. Functional sugar can be used as a sweetener for tea, coffee, water; and sweet connoisseurs can use it instead of candies.