Avaliação do conteúdo orgânico e mineral de polpa de juçara (Euterpe edulis Martius) submetido ao congelamento lento e rápido

Abstract

The juçareira (Euterpe edulis Martius) is a plant of the family Arecaceae (palmae), which develops next to streams, rivers, wetlands and forested areas of land, and less often in more remote and local land pantanosos. Ocorrem predominantly in the North and Northeast of Brazil, mainly in the states of Pará, Amapá, Maranhão and Tocantins. The pulp juçara, typical food of the region, if not consumed soon after obtaining it are packed in polyethylene bags and frozen. This project aimed to characterize and evaluate the mineral and organic content of the pulp juçara subjected to slow freezing and fast. Justified this research, to provide important information on the nutritional quality and functional that pulp, to contribute to improving the quality of life of Maranhão, giving them a better quality of life, and to encourage the food industry. In this experiment we used juçara of ripe fruit (Euterpe edulis Martius) collected manually palm trees Juçara Park, located at Maracanã (within the island of São Luís-MA), in February 2012. The analyzes chemical, physical and physico-chemical pulp juçara revealed high in fiber, especially insoluble large percentage of lipids, anthocyanin, carbohydrates and low in protein. The minerals already analyzed the samples, the content of potassium, calcium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese and meet most of the recommended daily to man.The fatty acid composition showed a large amount of unsaturated fatty acids, predominantly oleic acid and palmitic acid. The number of microorganisms in the analyzed samples, lying within the standards required by applicable law in Brazil and the raw materials do not present significant hazards to the consumer, except in the case of molds and yeasts that are above the allowed amount.