Belo Horizonte-MG Research Articles

Technical and Economica Feasibility of Photovoltaic Tiles Applies to a Single-Family Residence in Belo Horizonte-MG

Objective: The objective of this study is to verify whether photovoltaic tile technology presents technical and economic feasibility to be implemented in a single-family residence located in Belo Horizonte-MG. Theoretical framework: Through the photoelectric effect, photovoltaic tiles directly convert solar energy into electrical energy in a static, silent, non-polluting and renewable way. In this system, photons, energy-carrying particles present in sunlight, fall on a surface composed of photovoltaic cells (made of semiconductor material). At the ends of the semiconductor material, an electrical potential difference appears, responsible for setting the electrons in the structure in motion, producing electric current. Methodology: The methodology adopted for this research consists of simulating the energy consumption of a 77m2 residential building, consisting of 3 members. The tile and photovoltaic panel systems were designed to meet the energy demands of this building. Results and discussion: The results indicated that both systems present technical feasibility for their implementation, since the technologies demonstrated that they are capable of satisfying 100% of energy needs. However, from an economic point of view, only photovoltaic modules were viable. Originality/value: This work makes a contribution to the literature by analyzing a technology that is still little known in the energy market. Implications of the research: The relevance and value of this research are evidenced by the fact that photovoltaic tiles are a sustainable alternative to generate clean energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which can contribute to the diversification of the Brazilian energy matrix and mitigation of impacts. of civil construction.

PRIMATES’ RECEPTION AND DESTINATION BY THE WILD ANIMAL SCREENING CENTER IN BELO HORIZONTE, MINAS GERAIS

Wildlife is threatened primarily by habitat loss and trafficking. The Wild Animal Screening Centers emerged in this context for animal rehabilitation victims of anthropic actions. This research aimed at describing temporal, spatial, and taxonomic patterns of primates’ reception and destination by the Wild Animal Screening Center in Belo Horizonte-MG to assist their management process and mitigate the effects of illegal trafficking. From 1992 to 2021, 1,895 primates of ten genera and twenty two species arrived at the Wild Animal Screening and Rehabilitation Center. Callithrix was the most frequent genus (n=1,586). Primates came from 92 cities (Belo Horizonte city concentrated 44.9% of this total) in Minas Gerais as well as from Goiás, Amazonas, Ceará, Bahia, and Rio de Janeiro states. The main way animals were received was by collection (n=1,135), followed by voluntary delivery (n=500) and apprehension (n=210). Death (n=100) and release (n=98) destinations were higher when compared to the animals sent to another captivity (n=26). The highest number of primates received (n=127) at this center was in 2008, while the lowest number of them (n=6) was recorded in 2001. Most primates arrived in good body condition (n=108). Individuals with better body conditions spent less time at the Wild Animal Screening and Rehabilitation Center (X2 = 21.684, p=0.00001956). There was also an association between body condition and schemes of destination (X2 = 37.095, p= 0.0000001722). On the other hand, variables such as body condition, sex, origin, and distance from where they came did not influence on the length of stay of individuals at the Wild Animal Screening and Rehabilitation Center (rho=0.1281706; p= 0.07644). The results reinforce the importance of these Centers for wildlife, including primates. They also point out the importance of several actions on different fronts to reduce the trafficking pressure, such as investments in environmental education and science, creation of new wildlife projects, changes in legislation, and more inspection activities.

From the most to the least flexible nutritional profile: Classification of foods marketed in Brazil according to the Brazilian and Mexican models.

Nutrient profiling is the science of classifying or ranking foods according to their nutritional composition, for reasons related to disease prevention and health promotion. To be effective, policies such as front-of-pack nutrition labeling (FoPNL) must have an adequate nutritional profile model, since it will determine which products will be eligible to receive a FoPNL. This study aimed to determine the percentage of packaged food and drink products available in Brazil that would be subject to FoPNL under two different legislations: Brazilian and Mexican. This is a cross-sectional study in which we collected information on food products (photos of the ingredients list, the front label, the barcode, and the nutrition facts table) from one of the largest stores of a supermarket chain in the city of Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil, from March to May 2021 (~6 months after the publication of the Brazilian legislation about FoPNL and a year and a half before the legislation came into force). The products were classified in relation to the BNPM (added sugars, saturated fats, and sodium) and the MNPM (energy, free sugars, saturated fats, trans fats, sodium, non-sugar sweeteners, and caffeine). A total of 3384 products were collected and, after applying the exclusion criteria, 3,335 products were evaluated. Of these, 2,901 would be eligible to receive FoPNL in Brazil and 2,914 would be eligible to receive FoPNL in Mexico. According to the BNPM, 56.7% (95% CI 54.9; 58.5%) of the products were “high in” critical nutrients, 27.1% (95% CI 25.5; 28.7%) of the products in added sugars, 26.7% (95% CI 25.2; 28.4%) of the products in saturated fats, and 21.4% (95% CI 19.9; 22.9%) of the products in sodium. As for the MNPM, 96.8% (95% CI 96.1; 97.4%) of them were “high in” up to five critical nutrients and up to two warning rectangles (caffeine and non-sugar sweeteners), 45.8% (95% CI 44.0; 47.6%) of them in free sugars, 43.7% (95% CI 41.9; 45.5%) of them in saturated fats, and 47.9% (95% CI 46.1; 49.7%) of them in sodium. We concluded that the eligibility to receive FoPNL by BNPM and MNPM was relatively similar between products; however, almost all products would have at least one FoPNL and/or warning rectangles according to Mexican legislation, and nearly half of them would have at least one FoPNL, considering BNPM. The MNPM is much more restrictive than the BNPM. The Nutrient Profile Model (NPM) that regulates FoPNL, and other health policies, must be carefully defined to ensure that foods are properly classified according to their healthiness.

LUGAR, SENTIMENTO E VIDA SOCIAL NO ESPAÇO PÚBLICO DA METRÓPOLE CONTEMPORÂNEA: PRAÇA SETE DE SETEMBRO, BELO HORIZONTE-MG

O artigo originou-se de resultados de pesquisa qualitativa de natureza epistemológica e empírica, a partir de análise exploratória de um dos espaços mais dinâmicos e polarizados das cidades metropolitanas – a praça – lugar de encontro, vínculo de passagem, trocas culturais e oferta de serviços. Tem como objetivo despertar a capacidade crítico-analítica para a complexidade, a diversidade e a riqueza de situações físicas, simbólicas, sensoriais e sociais presentes no espaço livre público das metrópoles contemporâneas. A metodologia aplicada possibilitou realizar visitas de campo com entrevistas informais e realização de técnicas de observação, interpretação e análise do recorte espacial: o espaço livre público da Praça Sete de Setembro, localizada no centro de Belo Horizonte, em Minas Gerais, região Sudeste do Brasil. A abordagem multidisciplinar ofereceu elementos analíticos de percepção e compreensão do conceito de cidade metropolitana que vai além de um sistema de redes. Possibilitou ainda, verificar na condição urbana atual da referida cidade metropolitana, traços de contemporaneidade que a fizeram ultrapassar os limites territoriais de seu modelo original, planejado e modernista. O trabalho viabilizou a discussão teórica de vários autores e campos disciplinares, como forma de sustentação da apreensão crítica sobre as conquistas e reveses de nossa sociedade, no contexto espacial e sociocultural da área de estudo, que foi georreferenciada. Palavras-Chave: Cidade Metropolitana; Percepção Espacial; Espaço Público; Praça Sete de Setembro-BH; Georreferenciamento.

Training for gender diversity and visibility actions for the LGBT population in museums in Belo Horizonte

In this text I discuss the visibility actions of LGBT population in Belo Horizonte-MG museums, and I also present the curricular academic activity, with the theme of gender diversity, which is offered in the UFMG museology course. I believe that the museums can contribute to overcoming phobias of sexual condition, identity and gender. In this perspective, what is importante is the museal processes, I mean, the inquiries through of collections, the procedures and also the methodologies based on a problem. I analyze the actions implemented, in order to highlight the experiences of the LGBT population, through the programming of the Museums of Belo Horizonte in the last 10 years. The period coincides with the creation of the museology course at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. I even emphasize the importance of the debate on gender and diversity in the academic activities of this course. As a conclusion of this study, I present the necessity for a greater investment in political and affirmative museology, capable of combating homolesbotransphobia, thus seeking a fair and egalitarian society. Keywords: Museums; Museology; LGBT; Diversity

Redução da desigualdade de acesso às ações de promoção da saúde na Atenção Primária brasileira: Programa Academia da Saúde

Introdução: A situação de saúde marcada pela elevada prevalência de doenças crônicas não transmissíveis revela a necessidade de reestruturar a atenção à saúde. Nesse sentido, serviços como o Programa Academia da Saúde (PAS) foram implantados na Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) brasileira. Objetivo: Analisar, sob a perspectiva dos usuários, o PAS como oportunidade de redução das desigualdades de acesso às ações de promoção da saúde na APS. Método: Trata-se de estudo qualitativo realizado na primeira unidade do PAS implantada em Belo Horizonte-MG, com ingressantes no serviço entre 2007 a 2011. A coleta de dados foi realizada mediante entrevista semiestruturada. Realizaram-se descrição dos dados sociodemográficos e análise de conteúdo do tipo temática. Resultado: Ingressaram no PAS, entre 2007 e 2011, 1.059 usuários, a maioria mulheres, adultos de meia idade, com baixa renda e elevadas prevalências de doenças crônicas não transmissíveis. Na perspectiva dos usuários, o PAS possibilitou o acesso às ações de promoção da saúde na APS, oportunizando a construção de escolhas mais saudáveis e mudanças nos modos de viver, sobretudo relacionados à atividade física e alimentação adequada e saudável, promovendo o empoderamento dos usuários. No entanto, foram identificadas limitações na integração do PAS com a Unidade Básica de Saúde adstrita. Conclusão: O PAS tem potencial para favorecer o acesso às ações de promoção da saúde na APS, embora ainda seja necessária maior integração com os demais pontos de atenção à saúde visando fortalecer o cuidado integral em rede e as ações de promoção da saúde.

A ELOQUÊNCIA DOS SILÊNCIOS: RACISMO E PRODUÇÃO DE ESQUECIMENTO SOBRE A POPULAÇÃO NEGRA EM NARRATIVAS DE MEMÓRIA DAS CIDADES

This article focuses on the discussion about the production of silencing about the presence of the black population in the narratives of memory and history of cities. The aspects analyzed here indicate that the mechanisms that govern this production are an expression of the structural and institutionalized character of racism as a founding element of the power relations that shape Brazilian society. Taking Belo Horizonte-MG as a starting point for analysis, I assess the plausibility of a subliminally triggered argument to justify the neglect of the theme in the historiography produced about the capital of Minas Gerais, namely that of a supposed absence of sources that attest to the existence and characterization of the black population in the city. To do so, I approach a research experience that reveals the potential and the role of archival and museum institutions in perpetuating or overcoming the production of lacuna narratives about the agency of black people in the dynamics of constituting urban experience.

Atuação da enfermagem no cenário da pandemia COVID-19

Objetivo: relatar as experiências, receios e anseios dos profissionais de enfermagem que atuam na linha de frente aos cuidados de pacientes suspeitos e confirmado da COVID-19. Método: trata-se de um estudo descritivo, exploratório, com abordagem qualitativa, do tipo relato de experiência, realizado em um Hospital Universitário Federal da cidade de Belo Horizonte-MG, no período de março a agosto de 2020. Resultados: descreveu-se as vivências até os dias atuais, os fluxos operacionais do serviço, utilização de equipamentos de proteção individual, desafios e potencialidades experienciados, assim como, a saúde mental dos profissionais durante a pandemia. Conclusão: o enfrentamento do desconhecido torna os profissionais frágeis e vulneráveis. Neste ínterim é fundamental o envolvimento direto dos gestores no processo de gestão do cuidado, além disso, deve haver a capacitação constante para os profissionais que estão na linha de frente ao combate à pandemia.

Viabilidade econômica de instalação de microcervejaria em Belo Horizonte-MG com base no perfil de consumo de cervejas artesanais no Brasil

A participação do Brasil no mercado de cerveja tem grande destaque atualmente devido às proporções imprevisíveis e notáveis que a produção nacional tem assumido nas últimas duas décadas. O estado de Minas Gerais se destaca em produção artesanal de cerveja e se configura como o segundo estado brasileiro na produção de rótulos especiais. Neste contexto, este trabalho apresenta os custos de instalação de uma microcervejaria, e analisa a viabilidade da implantação de uma microcervejaria na cidade de Belo Horizonte-MG com base nos indicadores financeiros e no perfil de consumo de cervejas artesanais. Consideramos os custos com o processo de produção da bebida (maltagem, moagem, mostura, fervura, fermentação, maturação, filtração, envase e expedição) e para avaliar o perfil de consumo, fez-se uma pesquisa com aplicação de questionário para um público diversificado. O empreendimento proposto é rentável, considerando que o mercado cervejeiro está em alta no Brasil e a região escolhida para instalação do mesmo é promissora. Consideramos todos os cálculos referentes ao Payback Simples, VPL e TIR, e TMA acima da taxa SELIC. Os resultados foram positivos, com os valores de 5 meses de tempo de retorno do capital, R$ 6.326,77 e 19% (VPL e TIR, respectivamente). O perfil do mercado consumidor brasileiro de cerveja artesanal é robusto e inclui pessoas de ambos os gêneros, diversos níveis de escolaridade e classes socioeconômicas. Os dados do estudo indicam que o maior percentual de consumidores é do sexo masculino, jovens até 35 anos, casados, pós-graduados moradores do Sudeste.

Spatiotemporal patterns and integrated approach to prioritize areas for surveillance and control of visceral leishmaniasis in a large metropolitan area in Brazil

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected disease with worldwide distribution. Brazil is the country with the largest number of cases in the Americas, and the state of Minas Gerais presents a high VL-related burden and a high case fatality rate. We aimed to analyse the spatial and spatiotemporal patterns of VL occurrence and to identify priority risk areas for surveillance and control in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte-MG, the third largest metropolitan area in Brazil. An ecological study was conducted considering all cases of VL in humans confirmed from 2006 to 2017. The crude and smoothed incidence rates were used to analyse the distribution patterns of the disease (dispersed, random, or clustered) based on global and local indicators of spatial association and space–time risk assessment. Positive spatial autocorrelation and spatial dependence were found between incidence rates. It was possible to observe a high concentration of VL cases in the metropolitan core area, with the identification of two high-risk clusters in strictly urban areas, showing an urban association with the disease. Ten municipalities were categorised as high risk for VL occurrence. Our results provide evidence for making decisions in surveillance programs, suggesting the prioritisation of the municipalities with more risk of transmission.

Conselhos Municipais de Turismo e Bens Democráticos: Análise Comparativa entre Curitiba-PR e Belo Horizonte-MG (Brasil)

Conselhos Municipais de Turismo e Bens Democráticos: Análise Comparativa entre Curitiba-PR e Belo Horizonte-MG (Brasil)

Profile of activities developed by community pharmacists: do they corroborate the precepts of the pharmaceutical profession?

Studies that addressed the profile of pharmaceutical activities and behaviors in community pharmacies in the last decades pointed to a gap between community pharmacy practice and the precepts of the profession. Facing the need to analyze whether the new legislation has impacted this scenario, the objective of this study was to describe the general profile and academic profile of community pharmacists, and the profile of the activities they develop, as well as to know their place of work. This is a descriptive study, to which all pharmacists in charge of community pharmacies in the metropolitan area of ​​Belo Horizonte-MG (n = 1624) were invited. Data collection was performed through a questionnaire validated online, from October to December 2017, via Google Docs®. Responses were obtained from 109 pharmacists, most of them female, aged 31-40 years, being general graduates, and in private institutions. Pharmacotherapeutic follow-up, an activity linked to clinical management, is performed by only 37.60% of pharmacists, evidencing that there is still a lag in relation to the provision of clinical services by community pharmacists. Thus, we emphasize the importance of implementing the precepts established by Brazilian curricular guidelines for undergraduate pharmacy courses which focus on the development of clinical skills, since the insertion of the pharmacist into the health team and the provision of clinical services to the community can add new value to the use of medications, and contribute effectively to their rational use in Brazil.

OPENING BLACK BOXES OF DISRUPTIVE INNOVATIONS: CONTROVERSIES INVOLVING UBER IN BELO HORIZONTE

ABSTRACT Purpose: This article aims to understand the controversies present from the insertion of a disruptive technology in a new business model, Uber, in the urban mobility market of Belo Horizonte-MG. Originality/value: The actor-network theory allows us to describe innovation as technical and social, as well as to identify the sociomaterialities that enact and multiple realities from controversies in dispute. The proposal is original in investigating how a disruptive innovation is built as a “fact”, accompanying its stabilization processes. Design/methodology/approach: The research was operationalized from the actor-network theory itself, using cartography to follow the actors in their controversies. The data came mainly from newspapers, postings on social networks and legal materials accessed through the internet (from December 2014 to July 2017). For the presentation of the results, the mandala of actors who dispute positions in controversies and the hierarchical tree of the controversies were used. Findings: The arrangement was marked by several controversies that deal with the legitimacy of the application, the labor relations established by the innovation and the quality of the services provided, each supported by different actors, positions and arguments. Four types of technology identified in this arrangement were identified: 1. user technology; 2. service provision; 3. economic issues; and 4. Uber driver. It is understood, therefore, that the technology has multiple dimensions and is enacted of different forms, and that this arrangement has not yet stabilized.

O Futebol e o “Novo” Mineirão como Atrações Turísticas de Belo Horizonte-MG

This work had as general objective to research the practice of football tourism in Belo Horizonte-MG. Specifically, the socio-economic profile of the traveling fans who attended the new Mineirao during the regular season of Brazilian football, the composition of the travel group, the tourist attractiveness of the stadium, the assiduity of the supporter, the aggregate tourist consumption the football experience and the barriers that prevent the fan from experiencing this leisure practice more often. The instrument used for the data collection was the questionnaire and were applied to the fans on days of games held in Mineirao, in the internal and external areas of the stadium. In order to participate in the survey, the supporter should be over eighteen years of age and not have a permanent residence in the city of Belo Horizonte. It was identified that the socioeconomic profile of the traveling fan has particular characteristics in keeping with this type of public, which is defined, predominantly, as married, adult and with a high level in relation to school education, and also, in line with the scenario of commercialization of Brazilian football, much of it has already become a fan-supporter and the minority is part of an organized crowd. The values ​​intrinsic to the new Mineirao are factors that motivate them to want to attend it. With regard to tourist consumption, the minority of traveling fans performed other types of activities besides soccer experience. Therefore, due to the interventions that took place in the urban landscape of the city, which constituted it as a tourist space, as well as through the tourist flow coming from the soccer demand, it is believed that football can be thought, besides the sports dimension, as a tourist attraction capable of promoting tourism in the locality tourism in the locality.

Discontinuity of outpatient follow-up of risk children: perspective of mothers

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify aspects that contribute to the discontinuation of outpatient follow-up of newborns from Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) from the perspective of mothers. Method: exploratory, qualitative study, whose theoretical framework was Symbolic Interactionism. Fifteen mothers of children with NICU who discontinued outpatient follow-up in Belo Horizonte-MG were included in a semi-structured interview. Data were analyzed based on the proposal of Hsieh and Shannon. Results: distance from the health service, absence of family support, difficulty in leaving work, maternal health status, organization of the health service itself and deficiency of public transportation were predisposing factors for outpatient abandonment. Mothers understand that their children do not need differentiated care of children at usual risk. Conclusion: service organization, socioeconomic status of the family and social support perceived by mothers were related with the lack of compliance with outpatient follow-up.

Aspectos Emocionais e Experienciais Influenciadores da Ida do Torcedor aos Estádios de Futebol de Belo Horizonte-MG

O objetivo deste estudo consiste em avaliar os aspectos emocionais e experienciais que influenciam a ida e a inteno do torcedor de retornar aos estdios de futebol de Belo Horizonte. Foi realizada uma pesquisa, de cunho quantitativo, com 353 torcedores de futebol na cidade. Como principais resultados, constatou-se que as emoes positivas e a socializao do torcedor no estdio impactam positivamente a satisfao do torcedor, que h forte relao entre identificao com o time e lealdade ao time e que a satisfao do torcedor tem uma relao forte e direta com inteno de retornar ao estdio. De outro lado, possvel inferir que as emoes vivenciadas durante o campeonato ou durante os jogos no representam impacto significativo no comparecimento ao estdio. No mesmo aspecto, lealdade ao time tambm no apresentou relao significativa com inteno de retornar ao estdio, indicando que o retorno, ou no, ao estdio, independe da lealdade dos torcedores.

O que é Jardim da Infância: aspectos para uma pauta de discussões sobre defesas em conflito na história da educação infantil brasileira (1960)

Apresentamos, neste artigo, aspectos do manual de ensino O que é Jardim da Infância, para uma pauta de discussões sobre defesas em conflito na história da Educação Infantil brasileira, na década de 1960. Tal artigo é decorrente das discussões originadas na disciplina de Didática, nas linhas de pesquisa sobre história da educação, centralmente, sobre aspectos históricos da Didática em manuais didáticos elaborados no âmbito das políticas públicas educacionais, como do manual mencionado, publicado no âmbito Programa de Assistência Brasileiro-Americana ao Ensino Elementar - PABAEE – desenvolvido em Belo Horizonte-MG. O método de análise dos dados utilizado foi o de Análise de conteúdo, de Bardin (1977), o qual consiste em enfocar os diferentes aspectos constitutivos de seu sentido, como: o momento histórico e lugar social em que foi produzido O que é Jardim da Infância; público a que se destinava; objetivos e necessidades a que respondia, assim como, as contribuições para a formação de professores primários no Brasil, no momento histórico de publicação desse manual.

Uma Experiência Turística no Trem de Passageiros da Estrada de Ferro Vitória a Minas

Em razão de consecutivas decisões políticas e ações governamentais em âmbito nacional, a oferta de transporte ferroviário de passageiros no Brasil se concentra, principalmente, no transporte férreo urbano presente em algumas áreas metropolitanas populosas. Há raros exemplos de trens que transportam passageiros de longa distância e alguns poucos trens turísticos que operam trechos curtos e, nem sempre, tem frequência regular. Um dos trechos ferroviários que conta com trem de passageiros, diários e regulares é o da Estrada de Ferro Vitória a Minas, operado pela empresa Vale, que liga as capitais Vitória-ES e Belo Horizonte-MG. Este estudo constitui-se em uma pesquisa exploratóriadescritiva, que empregou a técnica de observação participante, para concretizar o objetivo de registrar as experiências de um passageiro-turista, vividas pelo pesquisador, ao realizar o referido percurso. Como resultado detectou-se que apesar do serviço de passageiros ser oferecido para atender moradores da região e constituir-se em um fator que promove o desenvolvimento regional, ele também apresenta características que podem ser aproveitadas por turistas e por operadoras turísticas.

SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN BASIC SANITATION: A VIEW ON MUNICIPAL PLANNING EXPERIENCES

Abstract The study makes a reflection on the links between planning in the field of sanitation and the promotion of social and environmental justice. In coordination with analytical categories of social and environmental justice, it is built an analytical matrix to study the experiences in the municipalities of Alagoinhas-BA and Belo Horizonte-MG. Based on interviews with several actors and content analysis, the results indicate that the links between the implementation of municipal sanitation plans and the promotion of social and environmental justice are related to the empowerment of the society; supra-local articulations; political interests; correlation of forces; institutional/political capacity of the local authority; mechanisms to protect services from market logic and economic efficiency. It marks, therefore, the importance of social practices to establish strategies to the appropriation of instruments that could lead to the transformation of the reality towards a fairer society with social participation.

AVALIAÇÃO DOS EFEITOS DO PROCESSAMENTO SOBRE O POTENCIAL ANTIOXIDANTE DE NOVOS PRODUTOS

Sabe-se da importância do consumo de alimentos com propriedades antioxidantes, pela constante exposição da população aos fatores que contribuem para o desenvolvimento de radicais livres e que consequentemente levam ao aumento no desenvolvimento de doenças crônicas no mundo moderno. Sendo assim, os produtos aqui descritos foram criados com a finalidade de terem alto teor antioxidante, mantendo suas características sensoriais. Este estudo objetivou analisar quais os tipos de processamento em que um alimento é submetido que preservarão o teor antioxidante do alimento pronto para consumo, foram analisados produtos desenvolvidos à base de pequi, açaí e cogumelo. Foi realizada revisão bibliográfica sobre o efeito dos métodos de cocção nos produtos desenvolvidos no Laboratório de Técnica Dietética da PUC – Minas Gerais. Observou-se que o método de cocção (sendo o maior interferente, os que empregam calor úmido) e tempo em que os alimentos ficam expostos a elevadas temperaturas influenciam consideravelmente o teor de compostos antioxidantes nos mesmos. Sendo assim, métodos em que não há o emprego de calor úmido e/ou que são menos expostos ao binômio tempo/temperatura, são os mais viáveis e recomendados para preservar os compostos antioxidantes. Podendo ainda citar como o melhor método de conservação das propriedades nutricionais, a liofilização.