Abstract
Background: Functional foods are characterized by offering several health benefits beyond the nutritional value inherent in their chemical composition. Fruits are good suppliers of minerals, vitamins, fiber, and water. Some fruits can even provide small amounts of carbohydrates among other ingredients. Several fruit plants in the Amazon region have great economic potential due to their nutritious value. Fruits that are rich sources of dietary fiber, vitamin C and mineral elements. Implementation of Amazonian fruits cupuacu (Theobroma grandiflorum), camu-camu (Dunal Myrciaria dubia McVaugh), cubiu (Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal), adjusting the proportions of the objectives of the functional product of biotechnology, aimed at producing a product with low energy and high nutritional value. Subjects/Methods: The preparation consisted of chemical and physicochemical analyses composition, analysis of inorganic constituents of the fruits, product formulation, microbiological analysis of formulated products, and sensory analysis. The sensory analysis of nectar was divided into nine sets, where for each concentration of pulp was determined the best concentration of sucralose. The experimental design used the factor 33 and descriptive statistics. Results: We developed a low calorie bioactive dietary nectar mix, sweetened with sweetener sucralose. The microbiological analysis of the formulation showed: Coliform bacteria, 0/ml; mesophylls (CPP) <10UFC/ml; psychrophilic (CPP) <10UFC/ml, molds and yeasts <10UFC/ml, and some Salmonella sp. The result was a lowenergy product, 59.441 kj/100 ml, and the nutritional assessment shows: Potassium 103.23 mg/100 ml; Calcium 7.15 mg/100 ml; Phosphorus 7.30 mg/100 ml; Fibers 1.45 g/100 ml; Vitamin B3 0.43 mg/100 ml; Vitamin C 260.83 mg/100 ml. The experimental design used the factor 33 and descriptive statistics showed confidence interval 95% and P value 0.03 and 0.58. Conclusion: This product can be consumed by almost all the population assisting in the nutrition of children, youth, adults, elders, and even during pregnancy. It can also to be assigned of diet and still be recommended to individuals with restriction of sugars.
Highlights
Amazonian fruit trees are of great economic potential for its fruits are rich source of fibers and countless nutritional benefits
This study aimed to develop a low energetic and high nutritional value mix bioactive nectar from the fruits Cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum), Camu-camu (Myrciaria dúbia Dunal Mcvaugh) and Cubiu (Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal) sweetened with sucralose, positively influencing in the reduction of overweight or obesity without any consumption restriction by the general population
During the preparation of different formulations containing these three fruits and sucralose, it was observed the minimum percentage recommended by Normative Instruction no12, dated September, 2003 from the Legislation for Fruits and Juices [18]
Summary
Amazonian fruit trees are of great economic potential for its fruits are rich source of fibers and countless nutritional benefits. A variety of native tropical fruits can be found at riverbanks, lakes, and Amazonian floodplains. Cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum) is a tropical fruit that can be found around rivers, and lakes in the south and northeast of Maranhão and neighboring areas. Cupuaçu has one of the best industrial application benefits due to its variety of food applications and high nutritional level [2]. Fruits that are rich sources of dietary fiber, vitamin C and mineral elements. Implementation of Amazonian fruits cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum), camu-camu (Dunal Myrciaria dubia McVaugh), cubiu (Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal), adjusting the proportions of the objectives of the functional product of biotechnology, aimed at producing a product with low energy and high nutritional value
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