Estudo do potencial nutricional de bebidas lácteas com frutos do cerrado

Abstract

Food labels are important identifying elements, allowing the consumers to know, through the nutritional information, the composition of the product they wish to purchase. This study aimed to make a brief study of the nutritional information on fermented milk drinks containing Cerrado fruits, produced at the Institute of Agricultural Sciences from Federal University of Minas Gerais, according to the nutritional information of traditional milk drinks available in the market. To compare the nutritional content of the produced milk beverages with the traditional milk drinks, three types of traditional dairy drinks were acquired at random in the local market of Montes Claros. It was concluded that, despite having some differences in nutritional composition, milk drinks containing Cerrado fruits have higher nutritional potential, providing many nutrients in appropriate proportions and contributing to health in general, when consumed in recommended amounts.