Development of a Nutraceutical Product Derived from By-Products of the Lipid Extraction of the Brazil Nut (Bertolletia excelsa H.B.K)

Autor: Orquidea Vasconcelos dos Santos, Glaucinéia Oliveira Azevedo, Ângela Chagas Santos, Alessandra Santos Lopes
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Foods, Vol 12, Iss 7, p 1446 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2304-8158
DOI: 10.3390/foods12071446
Popis: The objective of this investigation was to develop a nutraceutical product, in bars, using defatted Brazil nut by-products. The methodological bases of analyses followed the guidelines of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists international and experimental tests of formulations. The bars presented with high protein content with high nutraceutical potential expressed as high levels of magnesium, sodium, calcium and potassium, with emphasis on selenium, supplying around 50% of the daily recommendations. The sulfur amino acids reach approximately the recommended chemical score (97%), the aromatic amino acids with a proportion close to 50% and those of the branched chain supplying the established recommendations for adults. In the sensory tests, the formulation that presented the best attributes and the greatest acceptance (91.78% for the flavor and 97.89% for the general impression) by the tasters was the bar formulation made with a 75:25 ratio of defatted Brazil nuts flour and isolated soy protein.
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