Make IPN low fat candy

• May 7, 2024

Students of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) prepared a vegetable-based snack as squash , eggplant Y carrot , to offer consumers, particularly children, a low fat candy , but nutritious.

Yumi Yumi Hortalix is the name of the snack that Claudia Olmedo Cruz , Jocelyn Soria Sánchez , Ana Valeria Zafra Saltijerol , Hans Morales Solís Y Vicente Aguíñiga Juárez , students of the career of Biochemical Engineering of the National School of Biological Sciences (ENCB) developed.

In this regard, Olmedo Cruz said: "We seek to compete with processed snacks, which have no nutritional contribution, because our product has specific nutrients and a high content of fiber that helps those who consume it to avoid problems of obesity long-term".

In principle, the polytechnic students tried with fruits and a great variety of vegetables , without achieving the desired consistency, so they focused on the vegetables with high content of fiber and that they had a specific nutritional contribution, in addition to keeping their characteristics under warming conditions. Its final result should be very similar to that of French fries.

After a series of tests, the young people observed that the vegetables they could best work with were the chayote, the eggplant and the carrot:

"The chayote, for example, has a high content of potassium and zinc, very important in the formation of enzymes, contains seven of the nine amino acids essential for the human body, such as lysine , which allows the body to absorb calcium; methionine , necessary for the metabolism of fats; phenylamine Y valina , which reduce stress levels, among others, "said Claudia Olmedo.

Benefits of eggplant

The students polytechnics They pointed out that consuming eggplant helps to reduce cholesterol in the blood, helps to prevent fatty deposits in the arteries and prevents arteriosclerosis . It also provides minerals such as phosphorus, sodium, calcium, iron and potassium, essential for proper muscle function and nerve impulse transmission.

Soria Sánchez said that the eggplant contains antioxidants , which protect aging to the body's cells and exert an effect anticancer .

Regarding the carrot, he commented that it is rich in phosphorus, reason why it is considered an excellent invigorating and it is useful to control the nervous system . It also has properties to improve the view, it is antioxidant and an effective skin protector :

"As for the carrot, we managed to optimize the process to conserve carotenoids , who have an action provitamin A , essential for night vision and necessary to maintain healthy skin and superficial tissues, "said Soria Sánchez.

To get a crunchy snack, polytechnic students cut the vegetables, then added chamoy and put them in the oven for six hours for the drying process.During the final packaging they added a mango sauce to accompany the product.

Soria Sanchez said that before the immense amount of so-called instant preparation foods that contribute to the high rates of overweight , Yumi Yumi Hortalix it represents an alternative with a high nutritional content, mainly for the benefit of children's health, which is why they do not rule out its future commercialization in schools and recreational centers.
 

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