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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Quantifying the effects of chemical and physical properties of skim milk and yogurts using standard methods and a novel rapid detection method

Menard, Sara Lynn January 1900 (has links)
Master of Science / Department of Food Science / Karen A. Schmidt / This research sets out to determine how varying factors such as electromagnetic fluid conditioning (EFC) and varying protein and sugar contents can influence yogurt and skim milks overall quality. EFC uses magnets to alter the chemical and physical properties of skim milk in these studies. EFC has many different treatment parameters to optimize before this new processing technology can be industrialized. Treatment parameters include voltage, exposure time, flow rate, and magnetic field direction, as studied in this research. Voltage was altered 10 and 30 V for 2 and 10 minutes. This study showed that at 2 minutes that skim milk was not altered, but at both voltages at 10 minutes some changes occurred to surface tension and color properties (L* and a* values) of skim milk. For both voltages at 10 minutes, it was always the negative direction that experienced the most changes. A separate EFC experiment was done that set out to determine if pretreating skim milk with EFC, would have an effect on yogurt’s quality post fermentation throughout storage. Results indicated that EFC does alter the yogurt’s properties, but not in a desirable manner. Results were undesirable changes to the product’s firmness and syneresis when compared to the control sample. Dielectric spectroscopy is a rapid method to determine if varying protein and sugar contents has compromised yogurt’s quality. In the dielectric spectroscopy study, this research wanted to determine if varying protein and sugar contents influenced dielectric properties enough to where a model could be developed to predict yogurt’s firmness. Both of these methods, EFC and dielectric spectroscopy, are novel technologies to the dairy industry where, both have been very minimally tested on yogurt. This research proved to be a stepping stone to open further doors to research in these areas due to results indicating changes but not pin-pointing exactly what is going on due to these technologies.
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Influence of magnetic field exposure and clay mineral addition on the fractionation of Greek yogurt whey components

Kyle, Clinton January 1900 (has links)
Master of Science / Food Science Institute / Jayendra Amamcharla / Greek yogurt is one of the largest-growing sectors in the dairy industry accounting for over 25% of yogurt sales in the United States. Greek yogurt is produced by removing a portion of water and water soluble components from yogurt. Consequently, a large quantity of Greek yogurt whey (GYW) is being produced as a co-product. GYW is compositionally different from cheese whey, and thus poses economic and environmental challenges to the dairy industry. The objective of the present study was to evaluate two physical treatments as alternative methods for separating valuable GYW components: magnetic fluid treatment (MFT) and the addition of sepiolite, a clay mineral. A MFT chamber was designed using four pairs of neodymium magnets arranged to produce a magnetic field strength of 0.6 Tesla. Three batches of GYW each from two manufacturers were procured. A 2×3 factorial design was used with MFT or without MFT and the addition of zero, two, or four grams of sepiolite per 100g of GYW. The pH of GYW was adjusted to 7.2 using 5N NaOH solution, and the GYW was pumped at a rate of 7.5 L/min through the MFT system with or without MFT chamber attached. The sample was split into three sub-samples, heated to 80°C, and sepiolite was added as per the experimental design. The samples were centrifuged at 1,000g for five minutes. The top aqueous layer was separated and analyzed for total solids, ash, lactose, protein, calcium, phosphates, and sodium content along with color. MFT did not influence the analyzed whey components (P > 0.05) except for lactose. However, addition of sepiolite influenced protein content and a* and b* color values for the top aqueous layers (P < 0.05). Both levels of sepiolite addition resulted in about a 50% decrease in protein compared to original GYW. Adding two grams of Sepiolite per 100g of GYW from manufacturer 1 resulted in b* decreasing from 25.99 to 8.16 compared to treated GYW with no sepiolite. Sepiolite was found to have possible applications in the removal of proteins and color pigments in GYW.
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Impact of a plant extract on the viability of yogurt starter and probiotic cultures in nonfat yogurt

Michael, Minto January 1900 (has links)
Master of Science / Food Science Institute -- Animal Science & Industry / Karen A. Schmidt / Yogurt starter and probiotic bacteria have been reported to confer health benefits to the consumer; however, to confer these health benefits yogurt and probiotic bacteria should be live and present at the recommended concentration of 6 to 8 log cfu g-1. Cegemett® Fresh (Cognis Nutrition & Health, Monheim, Germany) is a plant extract that possesses antioxidant properties. This research was divided into two experiments. The objective of experiment-I was to investigate the effect of plant extract supplementation on the redox potential (Eh) and the viability of starter cultures (Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus) in nonfat yogurt. Five yogurt samples [non-supplemented, supplemented with 0.5 or 1.0% (w/v) plant extract, or supplemented with 0.014 or 0.028% (w/w) L-cysteine.HCl] were prepared, stored at 5ºC for 50 days and analyzed weekly. L. bulgaricus counts in supplemented yogurts were > 6 log cfu mL-1 for additional 7 to 21 days compared with non-supplemented yogurt; however, S. thermophilus counts in all yogurts were > 6 log cfu mL-1 throughout the storage. Overall, Eh of plant extract supplemented yogurts were similar to non-supplemented yogurt during storage; therefore the improvement in L. bulgaricus viability cannot be attributed to the Eh alone. The objective of experiment-II was to investigate the effect of plant extract supplementation on the buffering ability of the yogurt mix, and on the viability of starter and probiotic (Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. animalis and Lactobacillus acidophilus) cultures in nonfat yogurt stored at 5ºC for 50 days. Nine yogurt samples were prepared with 0.5% (w/v) plant extract, 0.25% (w/v) sodium acetate or no supplement, fermented with starter cultures and B. animalis, L. acidophilus or both probiotics, and analyzed weekly. The plant extract and sodium acetate supplemented yogurt mixes had greater buffering capacities compared with non-supplemented yogurt mix. L. bulgaricus and L. acidophilus counts in supplemented yogurts were > 6 log cfu mL-1 for additional 7 to 35 days compared with non-supplemented yogurts. S. thermophilus and B. animalis counts were not affected by supplementation. These results suggested that greater buffering capacity could improve the viability of L. bulgaricus and L. acidophilus in yogurt during storage.
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A HACCP study on yoghurt manufacture

Hoolasi, Kasthurie January 2005 (has links)
Thesis (M.Tech.: Quality)-Dept. of Operations & Quality Management, Durban Institute of Technology, 2005 xiii, 68 leaves / The increasing awareness and demand of consumers for safe and high quality food have lead many companies to undertake a comprehensive evaluation and reorganisation of their food control systems in order to improve efficiency, rationalisation of human resources and to harmonise approaches. This evaluation in food control systems has resulted towards the necessity to shift from the traditional approach that relied heavily on end-product sampling and inspection and to move towards the implementation of a preventative safety and quality approach, based on risk analysis and on the principles of the hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) system. Yoghurt is the most popular fermented milk world-wide; the estimated annual consumption in South Africa amounts to nearly 67 million litres. The aim of this study was to implement a HACCP program in a commercial yoghurt factory and then to evaluate the program during certain critical stages of the manufacturing process.
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Studies of traditional cheese and fermented milks

Robinson, R. K. (Richard Kenneth) 12 1900 (has links)
Dissertation 'consists of a selection of 71 publications produced over the period 1975-2001, which were drawn from the more complete list of 198 original research papers, review articles and books published over the same period' -- declaration. / Thesis (PhD Food Sc )--Stellenbosch University, 2001. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: One of the curious facts about the food industry is that many of the processes in use today were being practised, in some form or other, by the Roman legions as they marched across Europe and beyond. Certainly they were familiar with the basic techniques of fermentation, and much current research into fermented foods is concerned with understanding the fundamental nature of these traditional processes, and how the individual stages in a particular fermentation can be better controlled. Recent developments in the dairy industry have tended to reflect this pattern and, over the years, my research group has done much to support the expanding markets for yoghurt and similar fermented milks. Our evaluation of the polysaccharide-producing characteristics of starter cultures, for example, encouraged yoghurt manufacturers to match physical properties to the perceived demands of consumers, and most culture suppliers followed this lead by labelling their products with precise designations as to their potential for imparting viscosity to a retail item. Similarly, my group was the first to record the unique physical properties of the concentrated yoghurt, labneh, C 230 g 1-1 total solids) that had been made for hundreds of years by draining whey from natural yoghurt hanging in a cloth or animal-skin bag. This detailed analysis of the product facilitated the application of ultra-filtration to natural yoghurt to generate a product with a quality that matched traditionallabneh and, today, factories in the Middle East, Greece and elsewhere are using modern membrane-filtration plants to satisfy a growing market demand. Our success in publicising the attractive properties of concentrated yoghurt encouraged me to devote time to yet another 'historical' concept, namely the apparent 'health benefits' derived by small communities in Eastern Europe from consuming kefir and koumiss. In the West, the flavour and texture of these latter products have never been accepted, but employing similar cultures to produce 'health-promoting' bio-yoghurts opened an entirely new avenue for research. As clinical evidence in support of the prophylactic and therapeutic properties of Lactobacillus acidophilus and a species of Bifidobacterium became available, so it became apparent that the therapeutic advantage that accompanies the regular ingestion of 'bio-yoghurts' depended on the survival of these microfloras over the stipulated shelf-lives of the retail vehicles. However, no laboratory medium was immediately available for the simultaneous enumeration of Lb. acidophilus and Bifidobacterium along with the yoghurt cultures, i.e. Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii sub-sp. bulgaricus. Designing such a medium became a priority for one of my students, and, even today, the procedures that he derived are being used by consumer groups that monitor the performance of the major dairy companies in England. If the improved quality of yoghurts and 'bio-yoghurts' had a major impact on consumer perceptions of fermented milks, the food sector in England gradually became aware of an even more dramatic change in consumer attitudes. Thus twenty years ago, cheese meant 'Cheddar' but, following a 'deluge' of television publicity about the attractions of 'exotic' catering, housewives began demanding mozzarella and mascarpone for lavish desserts, Feta to sprinkle over salads and Halloumi to grill or fry. In turn, exporting countries like Italy, Greece and Cyprus came under intense pressure to increase supplies of top quality products. Local manufacturers soon realised, however, that there was little information available concerning the scientific basis to the procedures employed to make some of these traditional cheeses, and my research group was selected by Funding Agencies in Greece and Cyprus to act as a focus for a series of studies of Feta and Halloumi cheese. The need to eliminate pathogens from the storage brines of Feta cheese without killing the yeasts and bacteria associated with maturation became an important consideration for exporters, and one of my students exploited a novel procedure employing furocoumarins and long-wave ultra-violet light to achieve the desired selective inactivation. At present, the economics of commercial application are somewhat dubious but, as soon as cheap, synthetic, non-toxic furocoumarins become more readily available, the system may well merit re-evaluation. We did confirm, however, that the metabolic activities of the yeasts and bacteria typically isolated from storage brines are essential for flavour development in Feta cheese, and that similar microfloras are instrumental in the development of the important charactistics of traditional Halloumi cheese. In particular, a new species of lactic acid bacterium, Lactobacillus cypricasei, was isolated from samples of the traditional ovine cheese, but whether or not the species has a unique role(s) in the maturation process remains an open question. Clearly there is still much to learn but, if the activities of my reseach group have added just a little to the scientific background essential for future studies of cheese and fermented milks, then their completion will have been worthwhile. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Een van die merkwaardigste feite omtrent die voedselindustrie is dat baie van die prosesse wat vandag gebruik word, in een of ander vorm deur die Romeinse magte gebruik is toe hulle deur Europa marsjeer het. Basiese fermentasie tegnieke was aan hulle bekend, en heelwat huidige navorsing oor gefermenteerde voedsel is gemik daarop om die fundamentele natuur van hierdie tradisionele prosesse te verstaan en hoe die individuele stappe in 'n spesifieke fermentasie beter beheer kan word. Onlangse ontwikkelinge in die suiwelindustrie reflekteer hierdie patroon, en my navorsingsgroep het oor die jare heelwat gedoen om die groeiende markte vir joghurt en soortgelyke gefermenteerde melk te ondersteun. Ons evaluasie van die polisakkariedproduserende eienskappe van suursels het byvoorbeeld joghurtvervaardigers gehelp om fisieke eienskappe daar te stel wat verbruikers tevrede sal stel. Meeste verskaffers van kulture het hierdie voorbeeld gevolg deur hul produkte so te etiketteer dat duidelik gewys word watter potensiaal dit het om viskositeit aan die finale produk te verleen. Verder was my groep die eerste om die unieke fisiese eienskappe van die gekonsentreerde joghurt, labneh (230 g 1-1 totale vastestowwe) te bepaal, wat vir honderde jare gemaak is deur die wei van natuurlike joghurt te dreineer deur dit in "n materiaal- of diervelsak te hang. "n Gedetailleerde analise van hierdie tradisionele produk het bygedra tot die gebruik van ultrafiltrasie op natuurlike joghurt om "n produk te gee met dieselfde kwaliteit as tradisionele labneh. Vandag gebruik fabrieke in die Midde Ooste, Griekeland en elders moderne membraan-filtrasie aanlegte om in die groeiende vraag na die produk te voorsien. Ons sukses met die bekendmaking van die aantreklike eienskappe van gekonsentreerde joghurt het my aangespoor om tyd te spandeer aan nog 'n sogenaamde "historiese" konsep, naamlik die skynbare gesondheidsvoordele van klein gemeenskappe in Oos-Europa wat kefir en koumiss verbruik. In die Weste is die smaak en tekstuur van hierdie produkte nooit werklik aanvaar nie, maar om soortgelyke kulture te gebruik om "gesondheidsbevorderende" bio-joghurt te produseer, het 'n hele nuwe navorsingsveld daargestel. Soos kliniese bewyse van die terapeutiese en voorkomende voordele van Lactobacillus acidophilus en 'n spesie van Bifidobacterium bekend gemaak is, het dit duidelik geword dat die terapeutiese voordele wat saamgaan met die gereelde inname van "bio-joghurts", afhang van die oorlewing van hierdie mikroflora oor die gestipuleerde rakleeftyd van die kommersiële produkte. Geen laboratorium medium was egter onmiddellik beskikbaar vir die gelyktydige telling van Lb. actdophilus en Bifldobacterium tesame met die joghurt kulture Streptococcus thermophilus en Lb. delbrueckii sub-sp. bulgaricus. Die ontwikkeling van so 'n medium het een van my studente se prioriteit geword, en selfs vandag word die prosedures wat deur hom ontwikkel is, gebruik deur verbruikersgroepe wat die optrede van groot suiwelmaatskappye in Engeland monitor. lndien die verbeterde kwaliteit van joghurts en bio-joghurts 'n groot impak gehad het op verbruikers se persepsie van gefermenteerde melk oor Wes-Europa heen, het die voedselsektor in Engeland bewus geraak van selfs 'n meer dramatiese verandering in verbruikers se houding. Twintig jaar terug het kaas "Cheddar" beteken, maar na 'n stortvloed televisie advertensies oor die aanloklikheid van eksotiese geregte, het daar by huisvroue 'n vraag ontstaan na Mozzarella en Mascarpone vir nageregte, Feta oor slaai en Halloumi om te bak of te braai. Italië, Griekeland en Siprus wat hierdie produkte uitgevoer het, het onder kwaai druk gekom om groter hoeveelhede, top-kwaliteit produkte te lewer. Plaaslike vervaardigers het gou agtergekom dat min inligting beskikbaar was oor die wetenskaplike basis van die prosedures wat gebruik word om hierdie tradisionele kase te maak en my navorsingsgroep is deur befondsingsagentskappe in Griekeland en Siprus genader om studies te doen oor sekere aspekte van die vervaardiging van Feta en Halloumi kaas. Dit het vir beide in- en uitvoerders belangrik geword om die patogene te elimineer uit die soutoplossing waarin Fetakaas gestoor word, sonder om die giste en bakterieë wat rypwording aanhelp, te dood. Een van my studente het 'n innoverende prosedure ontwikkel wat furocoumarins en lang-golf-ultra-violet lig gebruik om selektiewe inaktivering te kry. Op die oomblik is daar effense onsekerheid oor die ekonomiese implikasies van die kommersiële toepassing, maar sodra goedkoop, sintetiese, nie-toksiese furocoumarins geredelik beskikbaar word, moet die sisteem weer geëvalueer word. Ons het egter bevestig dat die metaboliese aktiwiteite van die giste en bakterieë in die stooroplossing noodsaaklik is vir geurontwikkeling in Feta kaas en dat soortgelyke mikrofloras instrumenteel is in die ontwikkeling van die belangrike karaktereienskappe van tradisionele Halloumi kaas. 'n Unieke melksuurbakterium, Lactobacillus cypricasei, is uit monsters tradisionele skaap Halloumi geïsoleer, maar of hierdie spesie 'n unieke rol speel in die verouderingsproses is nog 'n ope vraag. Duidelik is daar nog baie om te leer, maar indien my navorsingsgroep se aktiwiteite slegs 'n klein bydrae gemaak het tot die wetenskaplike agtergrond wat essensieel is vir toekomstige navorsing, was die voltooiing daarvan die moeite werd.
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Milk Upsets My Stomach

Farrell, Vanessa A. 01 1900 (has links)
2 pp. / Originally published: 2002 / If drinking milk or eating foods made from milk, like cheese, yogurt, or ice cream, upsets your stomach then you may be lactose intolerant. Some people make too little lactase, so lactose from milk is not absorbed. There are alternatives to obtain the daily calcium if you are lactose intolerant.
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Physicochemical Properties, Microstructure and Probiotic Survivability of Non-Fat Goat's Milk Yogurt Using Heat Treated Whey Protein Concentrate as a Fat Replacer

McCarthy, James Thomas 01 January 2015 (has links)
Probiotic dairy foods, especially non- and low-fat dairy products, are becoming popular in the US. A non-fat goat's milk yogurt containing probiotics (Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium spp.) was developed using heat-treated whey protein concentrate (HWPC) as a fat replacer and pectin as a thickening agent. Yogurts containing non-heat treated whey protein concentrate (WPC) and pectin as well as one with only pectin were also produced. A fat-free cow's milk yogurt with pectin was also used as a control yogurt. The yogurts were analyzed for chemical composition, water holding capacity (syneresis), microstructure, changes in pH and viscosity, mold, yeast and coliform counts, and probiotic survivability during storage at 4°C for 10 weeks. The results showed that the non-fat goat's milk yogurt made with 12% HWPC (12.5% WPC solution heated at 85°C for 30 min at pH 8.5) and 0.35% pectin, had a significantly higher viscosity (P<0.01) than any of the other yogurts and low syneresis than the goat’s yogurt with only pectin added (P<0.01). After 10 weeks in storage, viscosity and pH remained constant throughout all of the yogurts. Mold, yeast, and coliform counts were negative throughout the 10 week study. Bifidobacterium spp. remained stable and counts remained above 10⁶CFU g⁻ ¹ during the 10 week storage. However, the population of Lactobacillus acidophilus dropped below 10⁶CFU g⁻ ¹ after 2 weeks of storage. Microstructure analysis of the non - fat goat’s milk yogurt determined by scanning electron microscopy revealed that HWPC interacted with casein micelles to form a more comprehensive network in the yogurt gel. The results indicate that HWPC could be used as a fat replacer to improve the consistency of non - fat goat’s milk yogurt and other products alike.
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Functional properties of whey protein and its application in nanocomposite materials and functional foods

Walsh, Helen 01 January 2014 (has links)
Whey is a byproduct of cheese making; whey proteins are globular proteins which can be modified and polymerized to add functional benefits, these benefits can be both nutritional and structural in foods. Modified proteins can be used in non-foods, being of particular interest in polymer films and coatings. Food packaging materials, including plastics, can linings, interior coatings of paper containers, and beverage cap sealing materials, are generally made of synthetic petroleum based compounds. These synthetic materials may pose a potential human health risk due to presence of certain chemicals such as Bisphenol A (BPA). They also add to environmental pollution, being difficult to degrade. Protein-based materials do not have the same issues as synthetics and so can be used as alternatives in many packaging types. As proteins are generally hydrophilic they must be modified structurally and their performance enhanced by the addition of waterproofing agents. Polymerization of whey proteins results in a network, adding both strength and flexibility. The most interesting of the food-safe waterproofing agents are the (large aspect ratio) nanoclays. Nanoclays are relatively inexpensive, widely available and have low environmental impact. The clay surface can be modified to make it organophilic and so compatible with organic polymers. The objective of this study is the use of polymerized whey protein (PWP), with reinforcing nanoclays, to produce flexible surface coatings which limit the transfer of contents while maintaining food safety. Four smectite and kaolin type clays, one treated and three natural were assessed for strengthening qualities and the potential waterproofing and plasticizing benefits of other additives were also analyzed. The nutritional benefits of whey proteins can also be used to enhance the protein content of various foodstuffs. Drinkable yogurt is a popular beverage in the US and other countries and is considered a functional food, especially when produced with probiotic bacteria. Carbonation was applied to a drinkable yogurt to enhance its benefits. This process helps reduce the oxygen levels in the foodstuff thus potentially being advantageous to the microaerophilic probiotic bacteria while simultaneously producing a product, somewhat similar to kefir, which has the potential to fill a niche in the functional foods market. Yogurt was combined with a syrup to reduce its viscosity, making it drinkable, and also to allow infusion of CO2. This dilution reduced the protein content of the drink and so whey protein concentrate was added to increase levels in the final product. High-methoxyl pectins were used to provide stability by reducing the tendency of the proteins to sediment out. The objectives of this study were to develop a manufacturing technology for drinkable carbonated symbiotic yogurts, and to evaluate their physicochemical properties. Two flavors of yogurt drink, pomegranate and vanilla, were formulated containing inulin as prebiotic, along with probiotic bacteria, producing symbiotic dairy beverages.
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Alimento saludable para deportistas (Natural Parfait)

Arias Flores, Eveling Paola, García Falen, Renzo Leonardo, Huatuco Vellugas, Mary Carmen, Mancha Paredes, Silvia Patricia 13 July 2018 (has links)
El presente trabajo de investigación tiene por objetivo el análisis de factibilidad de un proyecto con un producto innovador dentro del rubro de comida saludable, y entregar a los deportistas la mejor opción para incluir en su dieta. El crecimiento de la tendencia de comida saludable, la tendencia del cuidado personal y aspecto físico es actualmente un escenario que da oportunidad de incursionar nuevos mercados. Además, las características del consumidor peruano también han cambiado, actualmente les interesa la búsqueda de información, la mayoría no solo lee la fecha de vencimiento, también el listado de los ingredientes y propiedades del producto. El saber lo que uno consume y el comer bien van de la mano y beneficia el estilo de vida, salud y bienestar. En los primeros capítulos del uno al cinco se desarrollan los aspectos generales del negocio presentando la idea del negocio y la oportunidad encontrada de crecimiento en el sector, posterior a ello se analiza la planeación estratégica evaluando las fortalezas y oportunidades de la idea, la validación del mercado a través del método experimental y el plan de marketing a utilizar para la promoción del producto. En los capítulos seis y siete se valida las operaciones y procesos a implementar y la estructura organizacional de la empresa. Finalmente, en el capítulo ocho presentamos la explicación del plan económico financiero en donde vemos los resultados de factibilidad que hacen viable el proyecto. / The objective of this research is to analyze the feasibility of a project with an innovative product in the healthy food category, and offer the athletes the best option to include in their diet. The growth of the trend of healthy foods, the trend of personal care and physical appearance is currently a view that give the opportunity to get into new markets. Also, the characteristics of the Peruvian consumer also changed, currently they are interested in searching information, most of them not only read the expiration date, also the list of ingredients and properties of the product. Knowing what eats and eating healthy is very important because benefits lifestyle, health and well-being. In the first chapters from one to five, the general aspects of the business are developed by presenting the business idea and the opportunity found for growth in the sector. After that, the strategic planning is analyzed, evaluating the strengths and opportunities of the idea, the market validation through the experimental method and the marketing plan to be used for the promotion of the product. Chapters six and seven validate the operations and processes to be implemented and the organizational structure of the company. Finally, in chapter eight we present the explanation of the financial economic plan where we see the feasibility results that make the project viable. / Trabajo de investigación
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Aproveitamento de subprodutos da industrialização do maracujá para elaboração de iogurte / Use of industrial byproducts of passion fruit for preparing yogurt

Toledo, Nataly Maria Viva de 19 August 2013 (has links)
As indústrias beneficiadoras de frutas são responsáveis por gerar grandes quantidades de resíduos, entre eles, os do maracujá. A polpa do maracujá é um dos principais produtos comercializados a partir da fruta, sendo as cascas e sementes os subprodutos resultantes de seu processamento. O objetivo deste trabalho foi desenvolver iogurte com adição de polpa e farinha de maracujá elaborada a partir dos subprodutos da industrialização da fruta. No total, foram avaliadas sete amostras de iogurte dentre as quais cinco apresentavam em sua composição a farinha de maracujá. Foram realizadas análises físico-químicas, microbiológicas, verificação de resíduos de agrotóxicos, teste de aceitação sensorial, verificação da intenção de compra, análise descritiva quantitativa (ADQ), estimativa da vida útil e elaboração dos rótulos dos produtos. Todos os iogurtes adicionados de farinha apresentaram elevados teores de fibra alimentar. Não foram detectados resíduos de agrotóxicos nas amostras do subproduto do maracujá. Observou-se que a incorporação da farinha de maracujá apresentou efeitos positivos na viscosidade e teor de minerais do iogurte, e negativos para aspectos como cor e pH. Verificou-se maior aceitação dos provadores para o iogurte sem adição de farinha. No entanto, o iogurte com baixa concentração do ingrediente (iogurte 2%) também apresentou aceitação satisfatória e intenção de compra relevante. A partir da ADQ, comprovou-se que a adição da polpa e da farinha de maracujá influenciou o perfil sensorial das amostras de iogurte, sendo que, os tratamentos com 2% e 4% de farinha, foram os que apresentaram maiores notas para a maioria dos atributos desejáveis para um iogurte sabor maracujá enriquecido com fibras. O tempo de vida útil do produto foi estimado em 21 dias, sendo que durante o armazenamento, observou-se elevação das taxas de sinérese, crescimento de fungos e leveduras, decréscimo do pH e do número de bactérias láticas viáveis nas amostras. Levando em consideração os dados obtidos, o iogurte com adição de 2% de farinha de maracujá foi considerado o produto mais viável para elaboração / The fruit-processing industries are responsible for generating large quantities of residues, like passion fruit byproduct. The pulp of the passion fruit is one of the main products from the fruit, and the peels and the seeds are the main byproduct resulting from its processing. The aim of this study was to develop a yogurt with passion fruit pulp and flour produced from byproduct of industrialization of fruit. In total, seven samples were evaluated yogurt among which five had flour of passion fruit in their composition. It was perfomed by physico-chemical analyses, microbiological, pesticide residue, acceptability test and purchase intent, quantitative descriptive analysis (QDA), the estimated of useful life and development of product labels. All yogurts with flour showed high levels of dietary fiber. No pesticide residues were detected in byproducts of passion fruit samples. It was observed that the incorporation of passion fruit flour showed positive effects on the mineral content and viscosity but negative aspects such as color and pH. A greater acceptance was observed for yoghurt without flour. However, the yogurt with low concentration of this ingredient (yogurt 2%) also showed satisfactory acceptance and relevant purchase intent. The ADQ showed that the addition of the pulp and passion fruit flour influenced the sensory profile of the samples. The treatments with 2% and 4% flour presented the highest scores in the most desirable attributes for a passion fruit yogurt enriched with fiber. The useful life of the product was estimated at 21 days, and during storage, it was observed increase the rate of syneresis, fungal and yeast growth, decreasing of the pH and the number of viable lactic acid bacteria in samples. Taking into account the data obtained, the yogurt with the addition of 2% of flour of passion fruit was more viable than the others

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