Baru seeds are commonly found in the Brazilian savanna and present potential to be used by the food industry due to their high content of fat. In this sense, this study aimed to determine the physicochemical properties, and chemical composition of baru seed oil. The thermal and oxidative stability, as well as the interfacial properties of the oil were also evaluated. The free fatty acid, peroxide, moisture, density, viscosity and the refractive index of the oil extracted from baru seeds were 0.08% oleic acid, 6.69 meq O2 kg–1 of oil, 0.03%, 0.92 g cm–3, 32.9 mPa s and 1.47, respectively. Since linoleic acid (L), oleic acid (O), palmitic acid (P) and linolenic acid (Ln) are the main fatty acids present in the oil, the most common predominant triacylglycerols in the oil are POO, POL, OOO, OOL, OLL and LLL. The oil extracted from baru seeds presented good thermal and oxidative stability. Moreover, the oil contains high contents of total phenolics and carotenoids. The reduction of oil-water dynamic interfacial tension was promoted by the presence of small molecules. Therefore, the oil extracted from baru seeds presents promising properties for processing in the food industry.

O presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar o gosto amargo, sabor fermentado e sabor queimado de nove amostras (mole/clara, dura/clara, rio/clara, mole/expresso, dura/expresso, rio/expresso, mole/escura, dura/escura e rio/escura) da bebida café (Coffea arabica L.) por meio da análise Tempo-Intensidade (TI). Foram avaliados seis parâmetros da curva: tempo para atingir a intensidade máxima (TImáx), intensidade máxima do estímulo (Imáx), tempo correspondente ao ponto onde a intensidade máxima começa a declinar (Td), tempo de duração da intensidade máxima (Platô), área sob a curva (Área) e tempo total de duração do estímulo (Ttot). A análise demonstrou que as amostras de torra escura tiveram maior intensidade máxima (Imáx) e tempo de duração do estímulo (Ttot) para gosto amargo e sabor queimado, sendo que as amostras de torra clara apresentaram menor intensidade destes estímulos. Em relação ao sabor fermentado, a amostra rio/expresso foi a que apresentou maior intensidade.

The present work had as objective to evaluate the bitter taste, fermented flavor and burned flavor of nine samples (soft/light, hard/light, rio/light, soft/express, hard/express, rio/express, soft/dark, hard/dark and rio/dark) of the drink coffee (Coffea arabica L.) through the analysis Time-Intensity (TI). Six parameters of the curve were evaluated: time to reach the maximum intensity (TImáx), maximum intensity of the incentive (Imáx), time corresponding to the point where the maximum intensity begins to refuse (Td), time of duration of the maximum intensity (Plateau), area under the curve (Área) and total time of duration of the incentive (Ttot). The analysis demonstrated that the samples of dark toast had larger maximum intensity (Imáx) and time of duration of the incentive (Ttot) for bitter taste and burned flavor, while the samples of light toast presented smaller intensity of these stimulus. For the fermented flavor, the sample rio/express was the one that presented larger intensity.

Ovo de Páscoa é um produto de chocolate na forma de ovo comercializado no Brasil durante a Páscoa. No presente estudo, Análise Descritiva Quantitativa foi aplicada para levantar atributos sensoriais que melhor definem modificações na aparência, aroma, sabor e textura, quando sucedâneos da manteiga de cacau (SUMC) são adicionados ao ovo de Páscoa. Amostras com e sem a adição de SUMC foram avaliadas por uma equipe selecionada de provadores e quatorze atributos sensorial foram definidos. Após um período de treinamento, os provadores avaliaram as amostras através de delineamento de blocos completos balanceadas usando escala não estruturada de 9cm. Os resultados foram analisados através da análise do componente principal, ANOVA e teste de Tukey (p<0,05). As amostras apresentaram diferença significativa (p<0,05) em todos os atributos analisados. Ovo de Páscoa sem SUMC apresentou maior intensidade dos atributos: cor marrom, aroma e sabor característico, aroma e sabor de massa de cacau, aroma de manteiga de cacau, dureza e fraturabilidade.

Easter egg is a popular chocolate-candy in egg form commercialized in Brazil during Easter time. In this research, Quantitative Descriptive Analysis was applied to select sensory attributes which best define the modifications in appearance, aroma, flavor and texture when cocoa butter equivalent (CBE) is added to Easter eggs. Samples with and without CBE were evaluated by a selected panel and fourteen attributes best describing similarities and differences between them, were defined. Terms definition, reference materials and a consensus ballot were developed. After a training period, panelists evaluated the samples in a Complete Block Design using a 9 cm unstructured scale. Principal Component Analysis, ANOVA and Tukey test (p<0.05) were applied to the data in order to select attributes which best discriminated and characterized the samples. Samples showed significant differences (p<0.05) in all attributes. Easter egg without CBE showed higher intensities (p<0.05) in relation to the following descriptors: brown color, characteristic aroma, cocoa mass aroma, cocoa butter aroma, characteristic flavor, cocoa mass flavor, hardness and brittleness.