Evaluation of some storage conditions on the colorimetry of a confit product made from panela (Melcocha)

Abstract

Background: Sugarcane crop has been important to Colombia for many years, “melcocha” is a traditional sweet, this is derived from cane juice. Currently, Melcocha industry has a low level of technology and his standardization process is poor, nevertheless, the demand for this product has increased fastly for this reason is necessary to study his agro-industrial process, Objective: to evaluate the effect of packaging type and melcocha formulation over of colorimetry the final product. Methods: Two melcocha formulations (A1 and A2) were evaluated, Samples were packed in different plastic type, one of them was transparent (B1), the other was metal (B2), moreover treatments were stored for 40 days (25 ° C), the color index of the sample was determined of each over time period, finally, the sample A2 was evaluated through analysis bromatological, Results: Changes were identified in the colorimetry of melcocha type A1, this result depending on packaging, However, Formulation A2 did not show: colorimetric differences. Bromatological analysis showed high energy intake directly related to quantified total sugars in the product, the value obtained in minerals and vitamins is highlighted. Conclusions: The study shows that color is related to the type of preparation of melcocha, presenting variation in the color index over the time period. © 2016, Universidad de Antioquia. All rights reserved.