Análisis alimentario de la raíz de Achicoria (Hypochaeris Sessiliflora Kunth) como sustituto del café, para determinar su uso en la alimentación

Abstract

In Ecuador there is a great diversity of plants such for medicinal and feeding use, many of them have beneficial properties that contribute to the health of people, but some of them are unknown or are still found in research studies. Within the gastronomy of our country, the use of this type of plants has encouraged the development of new food products, that is why the present research work was carried out by obtaining the root of Chicory existing in the moors of The Andean Region of Ecuador, for this case located in the South region specifically between Saraguro - Charcoal. Starting from this, an experimental type of study was established in order to determine the physicochemical, organoleptic and nutritional properties through bromatological analysis, microbiologists and quantification of heavy metals, which result is the specific contribution that determines that the present plant known as a substitute for coffee, is suitable for human consumption and feeding. Starting from this, an experimental type of study was established in order to determine the physicochemical, organoleptic and nutritional properties through bromatological analysis, microbiologists and quantification of heavy metals, as a result, the specific contribution that determines that the said plant known as a substitute of coffee, is suitable for human consumption and feeding.