Mineral content, based in the Recommended Daily Intake, in cashew nut obtained from conventional and organic cultivation in different stages of processing

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  • Denise Josino Soares Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Luiz Bruno de Sousa Sabino Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Marina Silveira Machado Lanicca de Sousa Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Carlos Emanuel Carvalho Magalhães Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Maria Mozarina Bezerra Almeida Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Paulo Henrique Machado de Sousa Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Raimundo Wilane de Figueiredo Universidade Federal do Ceará

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2012v33n5p1869

Palavras-chave:

Food processing, Organic foods, Nutritional values, Oligoelements.

Resumo

The cashew nut has a high nutritional value since it is a source of protein, fatty acids and carbohydrates. The minerals quantification in food is important, since these are important constituents from the nutritional point of view. Given the above, this research aimed to characterize and quantify the minerals of the cashew nuts from conventional and organic cultivation during various stages of processing with emphasis in the Recommended Daily Intake of these minerals. The study was performed with cashew nuts collected at four stages of processing (after shelling, before peeling, after peeling and packing). The minerals sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, zinc, manganese, cobalt, nickel and selenium were quantified. The nuts presented good content of all minerals studied. There was little variation in the content of the potassium, magnesium, zinc and cobalt minerals during the processing. The cashew nuts from conventional cultivation presented similar content of minerals to the nuts from organic cultivation.

 

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Denise Josino Soares, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Discente do Curso de Doutorado em Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal do Ceará, UFC, Fortaleza, CE.

Luiz Bruno de Sousa Sabino, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Discente do Curso de Graduação em Engenharia de Alimentos, UFC, Fortaleza, CE.

Marina Silveira Machado Lanicca de Sousa, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Discente do Curso de Graduação em Engenharia de Alimentos, UFC, Fortaleza, CE.

Carlos Emanuel Carvalho Magalhães, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Prof. Dr. do Centro de Ciências e Tecnologia, UFC, Fortaleza, CE.

Maria Mozarina Bezerra Almeida, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Prof. Dr. do Deptº de Química Analítica e Físico-Química, UFC, Fortaleza, CE.

Paulo Henrique Machado de Sousa, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Prof. Dr. do Instituto de Cultura e Arte, UFC, Fortaleza, CE.

Raimundo Wilane de Figueiredo, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Prof. Dr. do Deptº de Tecnologia de Alimentos, UFC, Fortaleza, CE.

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2012-10-30

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Soares, D. J., Sabino, L. B. de S., Sousa, M. S. M. L. de, Magalhães, C. E. C., Almeida, M. M. B., Sousa, P. H. M. de, & Figueiredo, R. W. de. (2012). Mineral content, based in the Recommended Daily Intake, in cashew nut obtained from conventional and organic cultivation in different stages of processing. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 33(5), 1869–1876. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2012v33n5p1869

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