Feijão pré-cozido irradiado com raios gama do Cobalto-60: uma alternativa de consumo / Precooked beans irradiated with gamma rays of Cobalt-60: an alternative for consumption

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2010

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The bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a leguminosae with high nutritional value due especially to its mineral and proteinic content. A decrease in consumption of beans has been observed due to modern eating habits related to factors such as distance between home and work, increase in the number of female workers outside home, labor market competition which accelerates the pace of activities and reduce meal times, besides the cooking time of the beans, which is an important factor for the acceptance of the product both to the person who is cooking and to the food industry. The aim of this paper was to study the physiochemical and sensorial aspects of the grains of beans pre-cooked and irradiated with doses of 1kGy, 2kGy and 3kGy, and control (without irradiation). It was conducted the determination of the centesimal and mineral composition, tannin, phytic acid, digestibility of the protein, sensorial and microbiological analysis for the mesophile microorganisms, thermotolerant and total coliforms, staphylococcus and salmonella. The pre-cooked beans presented the following centesimal composition in a dry-basis: protein 7,54%; lipids 1,29%; fiber 10,75%, carbohydrate 15,56%. Regarding the mineral composition, the following values were obtained: sodium 34,50%; calcium 186,60%; magnesium 160,50%; manganese 0,90%; potassium 122,16%; iron 4,20%; zinc 2,25% e selênium 0,30%. There was a decrease on tannin content with the increase of radiation dose except for the dose 3 kGy, showing values of: 0,61mg catechin/g (control); 0,50mg catechin/g (1 kGy); 0,43mg catechin/g (2 kGy) and 0,54mg catechin/g (3 kGy). The phytic acid contents did not drop with the increase of radiation, showing values of: 7,98mg/g (control); 8,73mg/g (1 kGy); 5,95mg/g (2 kGy) and 6,67mg/g (3 kGy). The beans presented excellent digestibility, with the 2 kGy dose showing the best percentage (91,72%). It was observed through the sensorial analysis carried out in the precooked beans that the final product showed more inclination to acceptability than to a non-acceptability. Regarding the microbiological analysis, the radiation process was determinant for the decrease on the microbial count

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análise microbiológica microbiological analysis análise sensorial feijão pré-cozido digestibility sensorial analysis digestibilidade precooked beans

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