Development and chemical characterization of flour obtained from the external mesocarp of "pequizeiro" fruit

Food Science and Technology (Campinas)

Manoel Soares Soares Júnior¹  Priscila Zaczuk Bassinello²  Márcio Caliari¹  Renata Cunha Dos Reis¹  Diracy Betânia Cavalcante Lemos Lacerda¹  Selma Nakamoto Koakuzu² 

[1] ,Embrapa Arroz e Feijão Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Arroz e Feijão Santo Antônio de Goiás GO ,Brasil

关键词: development of products;    utilization of residues;    Caryocar brasiliense Camb;    dietary fiber;    desenvolvimento de produto;    aproveitamento de resíduos;    Caryocar brasiliense Camb;    fibra alimentar;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0101-20612010000400017

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this work was to develop a recommendation for the chemical peeling of pequi fruit and characterize the flour obtained from the external mesocarp of "Pequizeiro", pequi tree (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.). The technology applied to obtain the external mesocarp pequi flour included the epicarp removal with NaOH solution. The Response Surface Method was used to optimize the chemical peeling process by applying the Central Composite Rotatable Design, with eleven trials including three replicates at the central point, varying the NaOH aqueous solution concentration and fruit immersion time. The mass loss was evaluated through the analysis of variance and using bi and three dimensional graphs. The chemical characteristics of the external mesocarp pequi flour evaluated were: moisture content, ashes, proteins, lipids, total carbohydrates, dietary fiber, and some minerals. The best combination for an efficient removal of the fruit peel with the lowest mass loss was reached with 7.05 minutes of immersion in a 5.08 g.L-1 NaOH aqueous solution. This study indicated that the external mesocarp pequi flour is a food source rich in dietary fiber, carbohydrates, ashes, magnesium, calcium, manganese, and copper, but it is poor in lipids, zinc, and iron.

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