GASTRONOMIC INTERVENTIONS AND ACCEPTABILITY ANALYSIS AT A UNIVERSITY RESTAURANT IN THE CITY OF BELÉM, STATE OF PARÁ, BRAZIL
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https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2019.38974Keywords:
Restaurant. University. Menu Planning. Dietetics.Abstract
Introduction: Gastronomic interventions are an innovative initiative that enriches the work of the nutritionist and add value to prepared meals. Objective: The objective of this research was to perform gastronomic interventions on the menu of a university restaurant in the city of Belém, state of Pará, to analyze the acceptability, the rest ingestion and the appearance of the meals. Methods: This is a descriptive and qualitative-quantitative study, in which a gastronomy team observed the production of three usual menus of the university restaurant in the pre-intervention subsequently applying gastronomic interventions such as cutting type, cooking methods, among others. Before and after the application of the interventions was performed an acceptability test, rest ingestion, and photographic record. Results and Discussion: The survey had an average participation of 84% of the customers in both stages. The photographic record showed few differences in appearance, since the changes occurred in palatability. With the interventions, the acceptability test showed that there was a reduction in the users' dissatisfaction with the main dishes, besides raising the percentage of acceptability of the menus to above 85%, which is the minimum percentage according to the reference values. After the interventions the rest ingestion was reduced and the dirty leftover food reached zero. The results were positive and similar to other studies that performed gastronomic interventions on the menu. Conclusion: Although there were no visual alterations of the meals on the trays, it was the modification of the taste and texture of the food that contributed to the success of the results. Associating the knowledge of Nutrition with the gastronomic practices promotes improvement in the menus, besides awakening and encouraging studies with this subject.
DOI: 10.12957/demetra.2019.38974
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