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- Title
Análises físicas, composição centesimal e nutricional de minimilho (Zea mays, L.) orgânico de diferentes variedades.
- Authors
de Oliveira Duarte de Lima, Adriana Santuzza; de Melo, Alana Rodrigues; de Oliveira, Lenice Freiman; Tolentino, Valéria Ruschid; Vaz Branco, Camila Silva
- Abstract
Currently organic products come stealing the show from traditional products to be healthy, free of pesticides and generate less impact on the environment. The lithe corn (Zea mays L.) also known as " babycorn " an immature ear is not fertilized (spikelets), is a vegetable , thin product concerned that has gained importance in the market preserved in Brazil. This research aims to evaluate the quality of organic fresh baby corn in different varieties and determine the composition and nutritional. Used as analytical methodologies determinations yield , average weight , diameter and length of the spikelets , and pH , soluble solids , titratable acidity, moisture, ash , lipids , proteins , carbohydrates and total energetic value . With these results it was concluded that the varieties of higher yield were Popcorn (48.75%), Eldorado (42.06 %) and White (40.50 %), and most recommended for improvement and that is babycorn is a product of low calorific value and can be displayed on a hypocaloric diet
- Publication
Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável, 2015, Vol 10, p49
- ISSN
1981-8203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18378/rvads.v10i5.3589