The objective of this work was to develop and characterize biodegradable starch films at 14 and 21 days of fermentation, aiming to develop packaging with added value. For the extraction of starch, yam tubers were washed, crushed, filtered and fermented for 14 and 21 days, and then filtered and dehydrated. Water-starch-glycerol mixtures were prepared in a randomized design using a factorial scheme (5x2), with five concentrations of glycerol (0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 mL) using two durations (14 and 21 days) and 6 replicates. The analyzed parameters were thickness, density, solubility, sorption kinetics, humidity, scanning electron microscopy characteristics and color. Analysis of variance revealed significant difference at the 1% level for the interaction of fermentation time and glycerol concentration for the studied variables. Overall, a 21 day fermentation period gave better characteristics of density, humidity and color and the addition of plasticizer positively influenced the parameters studied.
Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a tuberous plant of high energy and nutritional value, with great importance for the industry and as a food because of its composition. With the purpose of developing bakery products and determining its acceptability, cake, biscuit, pasta, pancake, bread, and pizza were prepared with 0 to 20% of starch in substitution for wheat flour. Yam starch was obtained when arriving at the industry in Caapiranga-AM, the flagship yam processing town in the region. Sensory evaluation was carried out by a target audience of 50 individuals, using a hedonic scale. For the statistical analysis, the Tukey’s test was used, and it was found that in the overall analysis, the best treatments were the control (no yam starch) and the one with 5% of yam starch. The production of these byproducts is viable, adding value to yam and delivering a product with better quality to consumers.
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