Formulación de un pan enriquecido en proteína a base de amaranto y chocho dirigido a pacientes de la tercera edad de la fundación RESA en el periodo de noviembre hasta febrero año 2018.

Abstract

Justification: Provide a healthy alternative to a high-protein bread aimed at older adults in a community. Objective:To formulate and develop a plate of amaranth and lupine flour as the main source of protein in order to increase a new healthy option with high nutritional value in the diet of the foundation and analyze its level of acceptability. Methodology: Our research is of a mixed type with a descriptive scope since the level of acceptability that older adults in the community have compared to this product was tested, making a bromatological analysis to be able to evaluate the most accepted bread protein levels. Population:60 older adults of the RESA Foundation located in the center of the city of Guayaquil. Resultsa snack high in vegetable protein according to the bromatological analysis of the UBA laboratory, which can be white with animal protein for greater nutritional value, accepted by the surveyed population.