MICROBIOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND CONCENTRATION OF VITAMIN A, IRON AND ZINC IN PREPARATIONS OF SURURU MUSSELS (MYTELLA FALCATA)
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https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2014.9440Keywords:
Sururu, Leite de coco, Metais pesados, Segurança alimentar, Micronutrientes.Abstract
This study aimed to assess the nutritional quality and security of a meal based on sururu, with or without coconut milk, and its micronutrients profile. The degree of contamination by heavy metals (As, Hg, Pb and Cd) was assessed in samples of sururu in natura, from the Mundaú-Manguaba estuarine complex (in the city of Maceio, state of Alagoas, Brazil). Assessment was conducted in accordance with the method described by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC, 2005), as well as with the hygiene and sanitary conditions of sururu meals prepared with or without coconut milk, accounting for thermotolerants coliforms, coagulase-positive Staphylococcus and Salmonella sp, recommended by the Brazilian Health Ministry, the Agriculture Ministry (2006), AOAC (2005) and the American Public Health Association (APHA, 2004). Micronutrient profile was assessed according to the methodology of AOAC (2005). Only As (0.63 mg) and Pb (0.34 mg), in a range allowed by the legislation, were found in our samples. No microbiological contamination was found. Micronutrient assessment showed that sururu meals had higher Fe content than bovine meat (sururu without coconut milk, 17.56 mg, and sururu with coconut milk, 13.8 mg), and that sururu is a good source of zinc (sururu without coconut milk, 0.97 mg, and sururu with coconut milk, 1.22 mg), and some vitamin A (sururu without coconut milk, 3.13 mg, and sururu with coconut milk, 4.73 mg). Results indicate that there was no chemical or microbiological contamination in these samples. Sururu meals are source of Fe and Zn and contain vitamin A, thus, they might be an effective option in the recovery of nutritional deficiencies.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2014.9440
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