Development of coconut milk probiotic food without added sugar

Authors

  • Sabrina Pereira Messa Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA)
  • Cássia Regina Nespolo Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA)
  • Carla Pohl Sehn Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA)
  • Franciane Cabral Pinheiro Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA)
  • Morgana Balbueno Ferreira Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA)
  • Giovana Magalhães Soares Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21527/2176-7114.2019.37.52-58

Keywords:

Probiotics, Foods Containing Coconut, Functional Food, Microbiological Analysis, Physicochemical Analysis

Abstract

Healthy eating is aim of many consumers, especially those with dietary restrictions, increasing the use of probiotics and interest in lactose-free foods. As probiotics are usually ingested in dairy foods, the objective of this study was to develop an alternative product prepared with coconut milk, probiotics addition and no added sugar. Samples were stored under refrigeration and the pH, water activity, titratable acidity, lactic acid bacteria, total coliforms and thermotolerant, psychrotrophic and mold and yeast were evaluated. Results for pH and water activity demonstrated conditions for proliferation of undesirable microorganisms and difficulties for maintenance of probiotic bacteria. The acidity varied between 0.11 and 0.14% of lactic acid and counts for total and thermotolerant coliforms were adequate. Mean counts of lactic acid bacteria ranged from 3.40 to 4.09 log CFU/g, and yeasts and molds were 3.38 to 9.48 log CFU/g, respectively, below and above legal standards for similar dairy products. In order for coconut milk food be an alternative to vegetable food containing probiotics, it would be necessary to add more probiotics and facilitators of multiplication of these bacteria and to avoid the microbiological contamination during processing and storage.

Author Biographies

Sabrina Pereira Messa, Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA)

Bacharel em Nutricão, Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Campus Itaqui, RS, Brasil. 

Cássia Regina Nespolo, Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA)

Farmacêutica Bioquímica e Tecnologia de Alimentos (UFRGS), Mestre e Doutora em Microbiologia Agrícola e do Ambiente (UFRGS), Professora Adjunta de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Campus São Gabriel. 

Carla Pohl Sehn, Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA)

Nutricionista, Doutora em Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Campus Itaqui, RS, Brasil. 

Franciane Cabral Pinheiro, Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA)

Bióloga, Doutoranda em Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Campus Itaqui, RS, Brasil. 

Morgana Balbueno Ferreira, Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA)

Bacharel em Nutricão, Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Campus Itaqui, RS, Brasil. 

Giovana Magalhães Soares, Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA)

Estudante do Bacharelado Interdisciplinar em Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Campus Itaqui, RS, Brasil

Published

2019-12-17

How to Cite

Messa, S. P., Nespolo, C. R., Sehn, C. P., Pinheiro, F. C., Ferreira, M. B., & Soares, G. M. (2019). Development of coconut milk probiotic food without added sugar. Context and Health Journal, 19(37), 52–58. https://doi.org/10.21527/2176-7114.2019.37.52-58

Issue

Section

Nutrição & Saúde