Contenido de minerales en panela y su aporte nutricional.

Abstract

Panela also called panelón, piloncillo, rapadura, gulayaba, jaggery or NCS (non-centrifugal cane sugar) is the product obtained from the concentration by evaporation of sugar cane juices. Different studies have been carried out to quantify minerals in panela, the most widely used method for its determination being Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy, for the majority of minerals under study Ca, Cu, fe, Mg, Mn, P , K, Na, Zn; 3 to 5 g of panela ash were taken, 5 ml of 1: 1 HCl were added, heated and filtered, the solution was injected into an Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer and the reading, expressed in mg / 100 g of shows. The averages obtained from the referents consulted were compared with the proximal analysis shown in the 2015 ICBF food composition table and analyzed as a percentage with the contribution of the RIEN nutrient intake recommendations established in Resolution 3803/2016. Obtaining as a result that in the panela there are 9 essential minerals Fe, Zn, Ca, P, Mg, K, Na, Cu and Mn in quantities of 3.08, 0.64, 216.04, 49.39, 60.66, 491.94, 30.1, 0.24 and 1.03 (mg / 100g) respectively, which contribute in the order of 2% to 85% to the recommendation of daily intake, being vital for the optimal functioning of the body and disease prevention.