<b>Development of a breakfast cereal using waste from cassava processing industry</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascitechnol.v35i1.12012

Abstract

Breakfast cereals are extruded products with high content of protein and carbohydrates, and can be enriched to increase their nutritional value. The study aimed to develop a high-fiber breakfast cereal from cassava residue, and to analyze the texture, fiber content and overall acceptability. The extrusion was performed in an extruder. Formulations were developed containing 0 and 20% of cassava meal. The fiber analysis was performed based on the Adolfo Lutz Institute methodology, the texture was analyzed in a texturometer, and the sensory analysis by affective testing was used to determine its acceptability. The formulation with cassava residue had an increase of over 10% in the fiber content. The formulations have showed a significant difference (p < 0.05) in texture, and in the sensory analysis, in which cereals with cassava residue had an average of 7.54 of acceptability - the most accepted formulation.