Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: KAREN RODRIGUES ROMANO

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : KAREN RODRIGUES ROMANO
DATE: 05/01/2023
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Remoto
TITLE:

Consumer perception of biscuits added with black soldier fly flour (Hermetia illucens)

KEY WORDS:

Entomophagy, black soldier fly meal, acceptance, word association; perception, consumer.

PAGES: 47
BIG AREA: Ciências Agrárias
AREA: Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos
SUBÁREA: Ciência de Alimentos
SPECIALTY: Avaliação e Controle de Qualidade de Alimentos
SUMMARY:

Entomophagy is currently one of the safe, nutritious alternatives with less environmental impact to ensure protein consumption by the future world population. Although the practice of consuming insects is more frequent in the East, Western countries have used insects in animal feed and are interested in including them in human food. Some European countries and Canada already authorize the consumption of insects by humans. Although it is a promising food, some barriers related to consumption, such as low familiarity and negative emotional associations of fear or disgust, hinder acceptability. However, it is expected that there will be a gradual diffusion of the nutritional, medicinal and sustainable benefits of insects and that the consumer's willingness to try them will increase. The objective of this work will be to evaluate the consumer's perception of cookies added with black soldier fly larvae (Hermetiaillucens) using the word association methodology. Subsequently, the black soldier fly larvae meal (FLMSN) will be obtained, processed and physical-chemical, microbiological and nutritional composition analyzes will be conducted. Five biscuit formulations will be obtained, containing 0% (control), 15%, 25%, 35% and 45% of FLMSN and physical-chemical, microbiological, nutritional and sensorial analyzes will be carried out. The effect of two frontal nutritional labeling models (magnifying glass and octagon) will be evaluated in the evaluation of the healthiness of four fictitious products added with FLMSN. As a result, it is expected to know the associations when the individual thinks about consuming cookies with FLMSN. The results of the physical-chemical, microbiological and nutritional analyzes will allow knowing the nutritional composition and microbiological safety of FLMSN and biscuits added with insect flour. Finally, it is expected to indicate the most efficient nutritional labeling model for the participant to evaluate the healthiness of the selected products, after the regulation and implementation of the magnifying glass model in Brazil, in October 2022.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - ***.950.088-** - ROSIRES DELIZA - EMBRAPA
Externo à Instituição - HEBER RODRIGUES
Externo à Instituição - LAURO LUÍS MARTINS MEDEIROS DE MELO - UFRJ