Development of Powdered Beverage with Cushuro (Nostoc commune) Concentrated Protein and Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)

• DOI: 10.3390/blsf2023025002
• Publication Date: 2023-09-28T11:50:19Z
• Authors: Nancy Chasquibol; Axel Sotelo; Rafael Alarcón
• Keywords: Chenopodium quinoa

The trend in protein consumption is towards plant-based foods, for this reason a powdered beverage with balanced profile of essential amino acids was developed, combining two different sources protein, cushuro (Nostoc commune) and quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa). an ancient Andean cyanobacteria that grows over 3000 4000 m above sea level, important seed, they are part the basic diet Peruvian population. obtained from region Ancash-Peru dried (60 °C, 18 h) flour dissolved 0.1 N HCl at 90 °C 20 min to obtain concentrate 6.79% moisture, 0.16% fat, 71.03% good balance acids. Quinoa presented 8.52% 4.84% 12.90% such as phenylalanine, lysine. (65.45%), concentrated (4.76%), cocoa (17.85%), panela (11.90%), stevia (0.05%), were mixed beverage. results showed adequate according FAO/WHO, 14.36% proteins, 72.53% carbohydrate, 5.19% 716.6 mg/kg potassium, 319.8 phosphorus, 139.2 magnesium, 82.69 mg/100 g vitamin C, 1.49 µg/100 B12, heavy metals below detection evel (<0.050 mg/kg). complied legislation Healthy Law No. 30021 microbiological requirements.