PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS DETERMINING THE QUALITY OF FLOUR MARKETED IN SANTARÉM – PA

  • Paulo Sérgio Taube Instituto de Biodiversidade e Florestas, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará
  • Loraine Porto da Silva Instituto de Biodiversidade e Florestas, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará
  • Kelly Prissila Saraiva Cordovil Instituto de Biodiversidade e Florestas, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará
  • Andréa Krystina Vinente Guimarães
  • Elvisley da Silva Chaves Instituto de Biodiversidade e Florestas, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará.

Abstract

The state of Pará, especially Santarém, is a large producer of cassava root, most of this production is destined for the manufacture of flour. The present work aims to evaluate the physicochemical quality parameters of the flour sold in Santarém. 149 samples were collected in 5 municipal fairs and later the granulometry, pH, alcoholic acidity, moisture content and ash in these samples were evaluated in comparison with Brazilian legislation. It was observed that no sample was classified as fine flour, and only 3 samples had moisture above the permitted level. However, in relation to ash and alcoholic acidity contents, 37.6% and 100% of the samples presented values above the allowed. In addition, the samples showed great variations in the parameters evaluated, which indicates a lack of standardization in the production stages and in the storage of the product.
Published
2023-07-26
How to Cite
Taube, P. S., da Silva, L. P., Cordovil, K. P. S., Guimarães , A. K. V., & da Silva Chaves, E. (2023). PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS DETERMINING THE QUALITY OF FLOUR MARKETED IN SANTARÉM – PA. REVISTA EIXO, 12(2), 4-11. https://doi.org/10.19123/eixo.v12i2.1051