Qualidade de méis comercializados nas feiras-livres e mercados públicos da cidade do Recife, PE

Detalhes bibliográficos
Ano de defesa: 2013
Autor(a) principal: ROLIM, Maria Betânia de Queiroz lattes
Orientador(a): LIMA, Paulo Fernandes de
Banca de defesa: FRANQUE, Marcos Pinheiro, SILVA, Jean Berg Alves da, PIMENTEL, Andre Carlos Silva
Tipo de documento: Tese
Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
Idioma: por
Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Veterinária
Departamento: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária
País: Brasil
Palavras-chave em Português:
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Link de acesso: http://www.tede2.ufrpe.br:8080/tede2/handle/tede2/5752
Resumo: In this work the purpose was to investigate the quality of honey marketed in popular markets of the City of Recife, Pernambuco. On total, 55 honey samples were submitted to carbon isotopic evaluation, microbiological and physicochemical tests, for, respectively, detect adulteration with corn sugar and cane sugar; identify coliforms 35°C and 45°C, mold and yeasts; and determine indexes of moisture, hydroxymethylfurfural, ash, reducing sugars, apparent sucrose, water insoluble solids, diastase activity and acidity. The results revealed that 31 (56,36%) samples were adulterated with sugars, 46 (83,64%) honeys were contaminated with molds and yeasts and 53 (96,36%) indicated physicochemical parameters unconforming with the Technical Regulation of Identity and Quality of Honey. Pure and adulterated honeys with C4 source, contaminated by fungi and / or physicochemically compromised, are marketed at the popular markets, in City of the Recife. Its ingestion may harm the consumer by risk acquire products unfit for consumption, with nutritional depreciation and microbial contamination.