Robson de Jesus Mascarenhas

• Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sertão Pernambucano

The oil extracted from Mauritia flexuosa (buriti) is rich in vitamin A, tocopherols and unsaturated fatty acids. This study evaluated the retinol status, blood glucose levels, lipid profiles, food efficiency rates (FERs), food conversion rates (FCRs) and murine anthropometric parameters of Wistar rats fed cookies made with buriti oil (BOC). The con...

The occurrence of foodborne illness outbreaks is increasing in schools, and due to the number of children who consume school meals as the only daily meal, this factor becomes even more worrisome. In this sense, the aim of this study was to evaluate the hygienic-health aspects of Food and Nutrition Units (SFNU) of public schools of Bayeux / PB in re...

In vitro studies have been carried out to establish the nutritional differences between crude and refined vegetable oils; however, the impact of the consumption of these foods on metabolism, in particular the effect of buriti oil, needs to be further evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the biochemical and murine parameters and the vita...

Production and consumption of grape juice have grown a lot during the last years and this product has become an economical alternative for grape producing regions of Brazil. The different varieties of grape juice that are produced provide to the consumers that don’t consume alcoholic beverages, high quantities of phenolic compounds. The choice of t...

The goal of this study was to evaluate the following commercial varieties of fine table grapes Vitis vinifera L.: Brazil, Benitaka, Italy and Red Globe in respect to physicochemical and sensory characteristics. Total soluble solid content and diameter and length of berries were assessed, and results showed conformity with commercial standards. The...

PROCESSO DE OBTENÇÃO DE MISTURA PRONTA PARA O PREPARO DE SOPA DE CARNE CAPRINA. A presente invenção refere-se ao processo de obtenção de mistura pronta para o preparo de sopa de carne caprina (Capra hircus) obtida de matérias-primas naturais desidratadas, sem a utilização de conservantes ou corantes artificiais, com um baixo tempo de preparo para o...

The objective of this study was to characterize and correlate maturity and quality of the first varieties of Brazilian seedless grapes 'BRS Clara', 'BRS Linda', 'BRS Morena', and 'Advanced Selection 8' compared with the American variety 'Crimson Seedless' in compliance with the Brazilian Normative/2002 and export standards Advanced Selection 8' is...

Estima-se que hoje existam cerca de 500 mil hectares de palma forrageira no Nordeste do Brasil. O Presente estudo foi realizado com o objetivo de incentivar o consumo e caracterizar o fruto da palma in natura do Sertão Pernambucano. Foram analisados os teores de umidade, ferro, minerais totais (solúveis e insolúveis), pectina, fibras, gordura, açúc...

Avaliou-se a influência do líquido da casca da castanha de caju sobre as características físicoquímicas e sensoriais das castanhas fritas e salgadas. Foram determinados a composição centesimal, o valor calórico, a acidez e o pH das castanhas. A análise descritiva quantitativa estabeleceu atributos capazes de descrever com fidedignidade as caracterí...

Taking into account the increasing demand by table fruits consumers, the quality characteristics of the grapes 'Italy', 'Festival' ('Superior Seedless'), 'Benitaka', and 'Isabel' exposed for sale in three supermarket chains from the city of Joao Pessoa - Paraiba - Brazil, were evaluated in December, 2007. Initially, it was selected and trained judg...