Controle de qualidade do produto goiabada em indústria de alimentos do Sertão do Moxotó

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the quality criteria that the backcountry of Moxotó food industry uses for guava production, following the production process from the arrival of the raw material at the industry reception until the guava shipment to the table consumer. The candy goes through several stages until its final product is called: harvest the raw material in the field, clean the guava, send it to the breaker, then pass to the enzymatic inactivator, soon after being sent to the pulp machine and finally is sent to the lung tank. From the lung tank the product goes to the premix, the resulting mixture is sent to the vacuum concentrator. After that, the candy is ready to be filled, which is made by the industry itself with materials that also undergo cleaning and sanitization processes. Products that are not approved for further processing have corrective measures also taken by quality control. Analyzes are performed at company laboratories and other laboratories may be used for other purposes. At the end of guava processing, with all tests signaling product approval, the candy can be safely marketed to the outside consumer.