Optimization of extrusion variables for the production of snacks from by-products of rice and soybean

This study aimed to define the process conditions to obtain snacks from the by-products of rice and soybean with physical characteristics suitable for marketing. Therefore, the effects of moisture and extrusion temperature on the expansion and color of the products obtained experimentally obtained were evaluated, and the proximate composition of the by-products and that of the snack with greater desirability were determined. Response surface methodology and rotational central composite design were used, and desirability test based on the regression models adjusted was applied. The most desirable snack, with the highest expansion index (3.39), specific volume (13.5 mL.g-1), and the chromaticity coordinate a* (2.79), was obtained under 12 g.100 g-1 moisture and 85ºC of temperature in the third zone of the extruder. The snack produced under these conditions attained content of protein and lipid content 41 and 64% higher than that of the traditional corn snack. It can be concluded that producing extruded snack made form a mixture of broken grains, rice bran, and soybean okara (81:9:10) is technologically feasible, enabling the development of a new product with good nutritional value that can improve the diet of children, the main consumers of this type of food

Partial replacement of wheat flour by pumpkin seed flour in the production of cupcakes filled with carob

Abstract Pumpkin seeds are considered waste and its composition has high protein content, being feasible for human consumption, also reducing costs in waste treatment. In this work we provided an alternative to reuse the wastes of pumpkin seed applied in cupcakes formulation as a complementary source to wheat flour. Four formulations with different proportions of pumpkin seed flour were investigated. The effects of partial wheat flour substitution were evaluated using the parameters texture, height, diameter, specific volume, color, proximate composition and scanning electron microscopy. The formulations used in this work consisted of a control, prepared with wheat flour and three provided of 25%, 50% and 75% of pumpkins seed flour in partial in partial replacement to wheat flour. The incorporation of pumpkin seed flour influenced products significantly (p <0.05), providing greater texture, cohesion, pH, soluble solids (Brix). According to results, the formulation with 50% pumpkin seed flour was considered the best proportion due to similarities with the formulation of 100% wheat flour besides high protein

JABUTICABA PEEL IN THE PRODUCTION OF COOKIES FOR SCHOOL FOOD: TECHNOLOGICAL AND SENSORY ASPECTS

ABSTRACT Jabuticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora Berg) is agreatly appreciated fruit with nutritional importance, primarily found in the majority of Brazil. Its peel is a discarded by-product of the Brazilian agroindustry. The objective of this study was to develop cookie formulations with partial replacement of wheat flour (WF) and oat flour (OF) by jabuticaba peel meal (JPF), analyzing the technological aspects of the elaborate cookies and evaluating the acceptance of the selected product. All regression models of the cookies with JPF flour were significant. Cookies with JPF tended to blemish and had smaller thicknesses, greater ISA and IAA, smaller values of breaking strength and decreased color parameters (L*, a* and b*) compared to standard cookies. Cookies made with larger OF fractions had lower values of specific volume. Both the standard and the selected cookies from the cookie desirability test were deemed acceptable among students. This work presents a new possibility to produce cookies based on an agro-industrial co-products, which is interesting for the market for this type of product

Storage stability of sweet biscuit elaborated with recovered potato starch from effluent of fries industry

Abstract The effluent from the potato chips processing could be recovered and used in the biscuit formulations. This study aimed to evaluate the changes of sweet biscuits with partial replacement (45%) of wheat flour by recovered potato starch, packed in biaxial oriented polypropylene (BOPP), and stored under two controlled temperatures (25°C and 35°C). The changes of physical, chemical, microbiological and sensory characteristics of biscuits were evaluated for 6 months. Completely randomized design with 2x6 factorial arrangement was employed. In the first 36 days of biscuits storage was no increase in water activity and this remained constant up to 144 days of storage, up next. The score for sensory texture reduced over time, which shows that the tasters preferred less hard biscuits, since there was an increasing trend of instrumental hardness during storage, probably due to starch retrogradation, facilitated by higher moisture biscuits. Sweet biscuits of wheat flour and potato starch acidified and dehydrated have good physical and microbiological conditions, being able to be consumed for a period of 180 days. Potato starch recovered after acidified and dehydrated can be used as an ingredient in the products development for human consumption, avoiding losses and environmental pollution, and to generate economic gains

Partial replacement of wheat flour by pumpkin seed flour in the production of cupcakes filled with carob

<div><p>Abstract Pumpkin seeds are considered waste and its composition has high protein content, being feasible for human consumption, also reducing costs in waste treatment. In this work we provided an alternative to reuse the wastes of pumpkin seed applied in cupcakes formulation as a complementary source to wheat flour. Four formulations with different proportions of pumpkin seed flour were investigated. The effects of partial wheat flour substitution were evaluated using the parameters texture, height, diameter, specific volume, color, proximate composition and scanning electron microscopy. The formulations used in this work consisted of a control, prepared with wheat flour and three provided of 25%, 50% and 75% of pumpkins seed flour in partial in partial replacement to wheat flour. The incorporation of pumpkin seed flour influenced products significantly (p <0.05), providing greater texture, cohesion, pH, soluble solids (Brix). According to results, the formulation with 50% pumpkin seed flour was considered the best proportion due to similarities with the formulation of 100% wheat flour besides high protein.</p></div

Resumos concluídos - Neurociências

Resumos concluídos -  Neurociência

The surgical safety checklist and patient outcomes after surgery: a prospective observational cohort study, systematic review and meta-analysis

© 2017 British Journal of Anaesthesia Background: The surgical safety checklist is widely used to improve the quality of perioperative care. However, clinicians continue to debate the clinical effectiveness of this tool. Methods: Prospective analysis of data from the International Surgical Outcomes Study (ISOS), an international observational study of elective in-patient surgery, accompanied by a systematic review and meta-analysis of published literature. The exposure was surgical safety checklist use. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality and the secondary outcome was postoperative complications. In the ISOS cohort, a multivariable multi-level generalized linear model was used to test associations. To further contextualise these findings, we included the results from the ISOS cohort in a meta-analysis. Results are reported as odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals. Results: We included 44 814 patients from 497 hospitals in 27 countries in the ISOS analysis. There were 40 245 (89.8%) patients exposed to the checklist, whilst 7508 (16.8%) sustained ≥1 postoperative complications and 207 (0.5%) died before hospital discharge. Checklist exposure was associated with reduced mortality [odds ratio (OR) 0.49 (0.32–0.77); P\u3c0.01], but no difference in complication rates [OR 1.02 (0.88–1.19); P=0.75]. In a systematic review, we screened 3732 records and identified 11 eligible studies of 453 292 patients including the ISOS cohort. Checklist exposure was associated with both reduced postoperative mortality [OR 0.75 (0.62–0.92); P\u3c0.01; I2=87%] and reduced complication rates [OR 0.73 (0.61–0.88); P\u3c0.01; I2=89%). Conclusions: Patients exposed to a surgical safety checklist experience better postoperative outcomes, but this could simply reflect wider quality of care in hospitals where checklist use is routine