A ervilha é um dos alimentos mais produzidos no mundo e, conseqüentemente, tem uma grande importância para a nutrição humana, sendo comercializada sob várias formas: fresca, seca, congelada e enlatada, necessitando de cozimento antes de ser consumida. Sendo assim, podem ocorrer alterações em sua composição durante esses processamentos. O presente trabalho teve como objetivos avaliar as mudanças ocorridas devido ao processamento na composição centesimal e no perfil de carotenóides em ervilhas frescas (tortas -com vagem comestível -e em grão), secas e enlatadas e relacionar esses dados com sua origem e safra. Foram analisados seis lotes de ervilhas tortas provenientes de duas regiões produtoras (cruas e cozidas por 5 minutos), três lotes de ervilhas frescas (cruas e cozidas por 7 minutos), dois lotes de ervilhas enlatadas (processadas e sua matéria-prima) e três lotes de ervilhas secas II Carotenoids and centesimal composition of raw and cooked peas (Pisum sativum L.)Pea is one of the world's most produced foods and therefore has great importance for human nutrition, being commercialized under different conditions: fresh, dried, frozen and canned, and further cooking is needed before being consumed. As a result, processing can cause some changes in its composition. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the changes in the centesimal composition and carotenoids profile of garden peas, snow peas, dry peas and canned peas due to processing and to compare these data according to geographic origin and crop. Six batches of snow peas from two different regions (raw and cooked for 5 min), three batches of garden peas (raw and cooked for 7 min), two batches of canned peas (processed and raw material) and three batches of dry peas (raw and cooked for 35 min) were analyzed. Water content in snow peas differed between crops and region and, in garden peas, it increased after cooking and varied between crops. Cooking caused losses in the ash content of garden and dry peas. In canned peas, processing increased water and ash contents due to absorption of water and salt. Lutein, -carotene and traces of violaxanthin were identified in all samples. Carotenoids profile of snow, garden and dry peas did not change after cooking while canning caused an apparent increase in lutein contents only in one batch. Snow, garden and dry peas showed differences in lutein and -carotene amount due to crops, though different regions revealed not to influence snow peas carotenoids content. The raw material from two suppliers of canned peas differed in their content of lutein. Only -carotene is a pro-vitamin A carotenoid, however it was found in such small quantities that peas can not be considered source of this nutrient.
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