The aims of the present study were to optimize and characterize the phenolic composition of a herbal extract composed of green mate (Ilex paraguariensis), clove (Syzygium aromaticum), and lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) and to propose the addition of this polyphenol-rich extract to fermented milks (FM) with/without sweet potato pulp (Ipomoea batatas). Proximate composition, pH, acidity, instrumental texture profile, total phenolic content (TPC), antioxidant activity (AA) of all formulations were measured, and sensory attributes were also investigated. The addition of a lyophilized extract (1g 100g) containing 87.5% clove and 12.5% green mate increased the AA and TPC, while FM with added sweet potato pulp had the best sensory acceptance. The TPC and total reducing capacity had a slight change during 21days of storage. The data showed that herbal extracts and sweet potato pulp may be used to develop new dairy foods with potential functional properties.
indicated, difficulties of the medical and nursing staff were identified to detecting demands for rehabilitation at hospital discharge, which encouraged residents to create a support group to hospital discharge. Objective: To verify the sociodemographic and health profile of users accompanied by the support group, identify challenges for insertion of these users in the rehabilitation care network and identify strategies of the support group to face these challenges. Method: Retrospective, exploratory and descriptive study, based on the documentary analysis. Results: We analyzed forms of 251 users, 83 (33%) received a referral for rehabilitation at discharge and 17 (6.7%) received referral after guidelines of the discharge support group; 95 (37.8%) sought rehabilitation services. Of these, 60 were effectively included in the services, of which 46 (18.3%) were extra-hospital, such as rehabilitation centers, basic health units and 14 (5.6%) in the Hospital Home Care Program. Concerning professional areas, 34 (13.5%) started physical therapy treatment, 29 (11.6%), speech therapy and 11 (4.9%), therapeutic-occupational. It was identified insufficiency of professional referrals and difficulties of users regarding access and continuity of care. To cope with challenges, the support group has reinforced prescribed referrals or directed obtaining referrals in medical consultations on the network. Conclusion: The group has tried to understand user demands by professional area, oriented users to access services and to get treatments. The users have valued the receptiveness of the support group, being a strategy to promote integral health care.
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