Development of a milk beverage based on pumpkin flakes
Fernandez, Z.F.; Guerra, N.B.; Diniz, N.M.; Salgado, S.; Guerra, T.M.; Lopes, A.C.; Neta, J.C.; Padilha, M.R.
Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion 48(2): 175-178
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-0622 PMID: 9830496 Document Number: 487112
A dehydrated product based on dried milk and pumpkin flakes was developed in North-East Brazil to act as a carotene source particularly during the weaning period. Pumpkin flakes were obtained by roller-drying at a steam pressure of 6 atmospheres, 0.75 msuperscript 2 contact surface and 1 r.p.m. and had their content of carotenoids, beta -carotene, moulds and yeasts and faecal coliforms evaluated. The flakes were added to sugar and dried whole milk according to FAO/WHO nutritional recommendations for 6-12-month-old children and submitted to an acceptability test by a panel of 6 judges. The drying process had a 7% efficiency score and the flakes had 4.84% moisture, 4.0% protein, 5.5% ash, 1.30% fat, 6.22% fibre, 78.14% carbohydrates, 115.08 micro g/g total carotenoids and 80.64 micro g/g beta -carotene content. No coliforms were detected and the mould and yeast content was 4.0 x 10superscript 2 c.f.u./g. It is suggested that the dried formulation properly diluted in water will provide 45% of the recommended daily allowance for children and 100% of vitamin A and protein requirements based on a 400 ml/day ingestion.