Safety Production of Fermented Beverages Made with Beekeeping By-products in the Colombian Caribbean Region
Currently, the search for developing food products that meet the nutritional and qualitative expectations of consumers has intensified. In this research, fermented beverages were prepared using hawthorn yam (Dioscorea rotundata) and beekeeping products (pollen and honey as a sweetener) from the Colo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AIDIC Servizi S.r.l.
2025-07-01
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| Series: | Chemical Engineering Transactions |
| Online Access: | https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/15310 |
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| Summary: | Currently, the search for developing food products that meet the nutritional and qualitative expectations of consumers has intensified. In this research, fermented beverages were prepared using hawthorn yam (Dioscorea rotundata) and beekeeping products (pollen and honey as a sweetener) from the Colombian Caribbean region. Initially, an enzymatic hydrolysis of hawthorn yam with pretreated pollen (Antioquia and Montes de María) was carried out until the mixtures reached a concentration ranging from 8.5°Bx to 12°Bx. The fermentation processes were carried out for 8 hours, monitoring pH and titratable acidity. Once the fermentation period was over, honey was added to the beverages, and they were stored at 4°C, after which microbiological analyses were performed, and the Food Safety Assessment (FSA) was conducted. Among the results, a notable decrease in pH was evident in the samples containing Montes de María pollen (between 4.12 and 4.32), together with an increase in acidity (0.96 and 1.36 %w/w lactic acid). The percentage compliance with FSA was considerably high in the two selected samples, although it is necessary to improve the pretreatment processes of pollen and honey, as well as adjust the duration of one of the fermentations (M2). The beverages produced represent a promising value-added product and an opportunity to strengthen the beekeeping chain in the Colombian Caribbean region. |
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| ISSN: | 2283-9216 |