RESUMONeste trabalho, objetivou-se comparar a qualidade da água de coco obtida de frutos de coqueiro anã verde, produzidos em dois sistemas distintos de produção: convencional e orgânico, mediante as análises físicas (cor da casca, peso, volume, comprimento e diâmetro), físico-químicas (sólidos totais, acidez titulável, pH, turbidez, açúcares solúveis totais e redutores) e os minerais: (Ca, Mg, Na, K, Fe, Mn, P, sulfato, cloreto e C.E.); e análise sensorial. Foram realizados os seguintes parâmetros sensoriais: avaliação global, turbidez, doçura e sabor. Os frutos utilizados nesse experimento encontravam-se com 210 dias após a polinização das inflorescências e foram provenientes de dois plantios comerciais do município de Trairí-Ceará. O experimento foi desenvolvido no laboratório de Fisiologia e Tecnologia de Pós-Colheita da Embrapa Agroindústria Tropical, Fortaleza-CE. Foi observado, a partir dos resultados das análises físicas, que o coco produzido em sistema convencional é melhor do que os produzidos organicamente. Para todas as variáveis estudadas, porém apenas as medições de comprimento e peso mostraram diferenças importantes por meio do teste Tukey em um nível de 5% de probabilidade. Nas análises físico-químicas e análise sensorial não houve diferença significativa para os tratamentos. Termos para indexação:Cocus nucifera L., água de coco, pós-colheita, produção convencional e orgânica. ABSTRACTThis work aimed to assess and compare the quality of coconut water produced in two different systems: standard and organic. The physical characteristics of the fruit were described (skin color, weight, water volume, length, and diameter), the physicalchemical characteristics of the water were assessed (total solid content, total titrable acidity, pH, turbidity, reducing and total soluble sugars), the mineral content was checked (Fe, P, K, Na, Ca, Mg, Mn, sulphate, chloride, and C.E.), and the sensory analysis was conducted assessing the following parameters: overall evaluation, turbidity, sweetness, and flavor. The fruits used in this experiment were harvested 210 days after the pollination of the flowers and were from two commercial plantations at the municipality of Trairí-Ceara.The experience was developed at the Physiology and Technology Post-Harvest Laboratory of Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry, Fortaleza-CE. We observed, from the results of the physical analysis, that the coconut produced in the standard system is better than that produced organically, for all of the studied variables. However, only the measurements of length and weight showed important differences through the Tukey test at the level of 5% probability. The physical-chemical and sensory analysis did not show significant differences between the treatments.
The natural drying of in-shell Brazil nuts carried out by the extractivists is not effective in reducing contamination by aflatoxin-producing fungi. Thus the use of an artificial heater could prove to be a favourable method to bring about a rapid reduction in the moisture content of the nuts and thereby prevent fungal growth. Hence the objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of a natural convection-type drier with respect to the physical, physicochemical and microbiological quality of nuts after drying for 6 hours at 45 °C. A random block experimental design with two treatments (nuts before and after drying) was used, using 10 replications of 3 kg. The nuts were analysed for their moisture, ash, protein, dietary fibre, total carbohydrates and lipid contents, water activity, total count of filamentous, potentially aflatoxin-producing fungi, and also the quantification of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, G2 and the total aflatoxins. There was no effect of drying on the Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus counts or on the physicochemical composition of the nuts, except for the ash content. However the moisture content of the nuts was reduced by 39.7% and there was a decrease in the contamination by pre-existing total filamentous fungi. The dryer was effective in reducing the average time taken for drying as compared to the traditional method used by extractivists.
Resumo: A região Amazônica possui as melhores condições edafoclimáticas para o desenvolvimento do cupuaçuzeiro. No entanto, temperatura e umidade relativa do ar elevadas, condições de cultivo, colheita e armazenamento inadequados, além das características intrínsecas do fruto acabam desencadeando e acelerando o processo de deterioração pós-colheita. Após a coleta, o fruto apresenta alta perecibilidade, devendo ser consumido em dois ou três dias quando não processado. Diante disso, objetivou-se com este trabalho avaliar o efeito do pré-resfriamento dos frutos na aceitação sensorial de néctar de cupuaçu. Foram realizados dois experimentos. No primeiro, os frutos foram armazenados a temperatura ambiente por 6 dias e no segundo os frutos foram armazenados sob refrigeração a 10°C por 15 dias. Para cada experimento, foram avaliados frutos não submetidos a pré-resfriamento e frutos submetidos a um pré-resfriamento por imersão em água gelada a 10°C por 133 minutos. Os frutos foram despolpados a cada 3 dias de armazenamento, analisados quanto aos teores de sólidos solúveis, acidez titulável e açúcares, e utilizados para fabricação do néctar, que foi submetido a análise de aceitação sensorial. Em frutos armazenados a temperatura ambiente, o pré-resfriamento melhorou a aceitação sensorial do néctar de cupuaçu ao final do tempo de armazenamento. Em frutos armazenados sob refrigeração, o pré-resfriamento não teve efeito sobre a aceitação sensorial do néctar de cupuaçu. Palavras-chave: Armazenamento refrigerado. Pós-colheita. Theobroma grandiflorum.Abstract: Amazon presents one of the best climatic conditions for cupuassu tree development. However, high temperature and relative humidity of the air, cultivation conditions, harvesting and inadequate storage, in addition to the intrinsic characteristics of the fruit end up triggering and accelerating post-harvest deterioration process. After collection, the fruit is highly perishable and must be consumed in two or three days if not processed. Therefore, the objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of the fruits pre-cooling on the sensory acceptance of cupuassu nectar. Two distinct experiments were carried out. In the first, the fruits were maintained at room temperature for 6 days, while in the second they were maintained under cold storage at 10°C for 15 days. In both experiments, there were evaluated fruits not submitted to a pre-cooling and fruits submitted to a pre-cooling by immersion in chilled water at 10°C for 133 minutes. The fruits were pulped every 3 days during storage, analysed for soluble solids, titratable acidity and sugars, and used for the production of nectar, which was analysed for sensory acceptance. For fruits maintained at room temperature, pre-cooling improved sensory acceptance at the end of storage time. In fruits stored under refrigeration, pre-cooling had no effect on the sensory acceptance of cupuassu nectar.
This study aimed to evaluate the physicochemical composition, color and sensory acceptance of low-fat açaí and cupuaçu nectar, as well as changes in these parameters during storage. Nectars were prepared with açaí pulp previously defatted by centrifugation on a pilot scale. The study consisted of two steps. In the first step, the physicochemical characteristics, instrumental color, and sensory acceptance of the nectar prepared with low-fat açaí pulp were evaluated and compared with those of nectar prepared with full-fat açaí pulp. In the second step, titratable acidity, pH, soluble solids, anthocyanin content, instrumental color, and sensory acceptance of the low-fat açaí and cupuaçu nectar were evaluated for 6 months of storage at 25°C in the absence of light. The use of low-fat açaí pulp resulted in nectars with good overall acceptance, but with lower scores for color acceptance than those of the full-fat nectar. The low-fat nectar remained stable with respect to acidity, pH, and soluble solid content during storage for up to 180 days. However, there was degradation of anthocyanins, which had a negative impact on the product color and sensory acceptance over time. Under the conditions evaluated, the estimated product shelf life is up to 120 days.Keywords: Euterpe precatoria; nectar; low fat; sensory acceptance. Practical Application:This study proposes the formulation of a mixed fruit nectar using two raw materials from the Amazon region, açaí and cupuaçu, which is an interesting way to add value to this type of product. Additionally, it proposes the use of defatted açaí pulp, meeting the increasing consumers' preference for healthier foods containing functional compounds and that are low in fat.
The traditional system of collection and storage of Brazil nut compromises seriously the quality of these almonds as it contributes to the high incidence of contaminants, like fungi of the genus Aspergillus, which can produce aflatoxins. In this study, the objective was to evaluate the influence of the storage period in studied conditions, on the physicochemical characteristics and on the microbiological contamination of Brazil nuts. The experimental was designed as completely randomized, considering as treatments the storage period (0 - control, 30, 60, 90, 120 and 150 days) with four replicates of 3 kg of Brazil nuts each. The samples were submitted to physicochemical and microbiological analysis. It was observed that almonds submitted to the storage had their moisture content reduced by 78.2% at 150 days of storage, however, this reduction was not fast enough to avoid surface contamination by filamentous and potentially aflatoxins producing fungi. The critical period of contamination occurred on the first 30 days of storage when there was an increase of the studied fungi, as well as B1 and total aflatoxin. The studied storage conditions were four times more effective in reducing the product moisture content than the traditional methods, however, pre-drying is necessary to avoid contamination of the product.
As estatísticas REML/BLUP são análises mais detalhadas e podem ser usadas como critérios seletivos na rotina dos programas de melhoramento do cupuaçu. O objetivo desse trabalho é a seleção de clones experimentais pré-melhorados para características agroindustriais via modelos mistos. Os experimentos incluíram oito clones experimentais, obtidos a partir de seleção massal estratificada em área de produtor com base na produtividade, características tecnológicas e sanidade das matrizes. Para a avaliação foram considerados variáveis de componentes primários da produção (peso do fruto – g e peso da polpa – g); caracteres agroindustriais (comprimento do fruto – cm, diâmetro do fruto – cm, diâmetro da casca – mm, peso de sementes – g, número de sementes, firmeza do fruto, °Brix, pH e vitamina C). Foram estimados via modelos mistos os componentes de variância por REML individual e os componentes de médias (BLUP individual). Os dados foram analisados através da metodologia REML/BLUP (Maximum Restricted Likelihood/ Best Linear Unbiased Prediction) com o emprego do software Selegen. Os melhores clones (27, 29 e 31) com destaque para o clone 29 apresentando maiores ganhos genéticos com médias finais superiores a média geral para as variáveis comprimento de fruto, diâmetro do fruto, peso de fruto, firmeza do fruto, diâmetro de casca, peso de polpa, peso de sementes, °Brix, pH e vitamina C. A variável peso de fruto apresentou alta correlação genética com diâmetro de fruto, peso de polpa e peso de sementes. O atributo diâmetro do fruto pode ser usado para extrapolar resultados para os demais caracteres por ser de medição mais fácil e menos factível de erros. Os clones 27, 29 e 31 por suas características agroindustriais favoráveis podem fazer parte da composição de um pomar comercial.
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