Qualidade do óleo de fritura de mandioca: correlação entre dados analíticos e sensoriais para determinação do ponto de descarte / Quality of cassava frying oil: correlation between analytical and sensory data for determining oil disposal point.

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

RESUMO

Food frying is a procedure which enhances food sensory characteristics of color, texture and flavor. In this process fat is exposed to deterioration agents that promote breakdown of triglycerides, oxidation and polymerization, leading to losses in sensory and nutritional quality of the fried food and in the oil itself. The lack of regulations that determine the extent of frying oil use in Brazil subjects it to a personal judgment. The aim of the present study was to evaluate analytically and sensorially cassava fried in soybean oil for different periods of time and correlate these results in order to determine the point of disposal. Frying operations were conducted with RBD soybean oil at 170 °C for periods of 1h06min, 2h, 3h05min, 6h54min and 15h40min. Oil was analytically characterized by free fatty acids (as percentage of oleic acid), total polar compounds content (TPC), absorptivity at 232nm and 270nm, induction period (IP) from Rancimat and fatty acid composition. Moisture and fat content were determined in the fried and cooked cassava from all periods of heating. Results indicated increase of analytical indexes with longer frying periods. Oils from 1h06min, 2h and 3h05min frying periods showed no hydrolytic changes, however oxidation occurred detected by increases in CPT and UV absorptivity. At the same time, resistance to oxidation decreased as shown from lower IP´s at each increase in oil use. The fatty acid composition was not significantly affected by the periods of frying. Cassava moisture reduced with the longer periods of frying. Sensory analysis was performed in three phases: selection of panelists in two steps, training and final evaluation of color, odor, viscosity and taste characteristics. For these analysis, soybean oil was termoxidized by heating under 170°C for 15 and 32 hours. The results of the selection phase of candidates showed that the panelists were able to differentiate pure from thermoxidized oil based on their TPC. Even during training, panelists indicated the odor of oil from 15h40min to be discarded. In the final phase, taste was the characteristic that led to significant indication of disposal of this same oil, reassuring analytical results of high oxidative status.

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oxidative stability análise sensorial de alimentos Óleo de soja cassava polar compounds. oxidação. análise de alimentos soybean oil sensory analysis mandioca

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