Caracterização centesimal e espectral da Maca Peruana (Lepidium meyenii Walp)
The entry of new foods in the diet of Brazilians has happened abruptly and with little reasoning with respect to information regarding on their composition. Peruvian Maca (Lepidium meyenii Walp), widely consumed in the Andes of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela, is one of the foods that is gainin...
| Autor principal: | Celloni, Isabela de Souza |
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| Formato: | Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação) |
| Idioma: | Português |
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Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
2020
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http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/6553 |
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The entry of new foods in the diet of Brazilians has happened abruptly and with little reasoning with respect to information regarding on their composition. Peruvian Maca (Lepidium meyenii Walp), widely consumed in the Andes of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela, is one of the foods that is gaining prominence in the Brazilian market, mainly supported on appeals concerning on human fertility increase and decreased appetite. However, there is little information regarding on its composition. In addition, the same analytical methods for qualitative and quantitative assessment have being used since decades ago, even if today’s possibilities to evaluate samples containing many different variables. Thus, this study aimed to explore different brands of Peruvian Maca marketed in Campo Mourao city. The study was conducted focusing on providing information about the quantity of protein, moisture, ash, carbohydrate, and measures of staining according to the CIE method, spectral measurements in the ultraviolet, visible and medium-infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. To compare the samples, chemometric methods of processing and data classification were applied. |
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