IDENTIFICAÇÃO DE ALIMENTOS INDUSTRIALIZADOS CONTENDO SIMBIÓTICO

Abstract

Based on the people seeking to improve the health and quality of life, food industries have sought to develop new products with functional properties to meet these consumers. The symbiotic fall into this category for participating in improvement of intestinal function and the immune system, etc. The aim of the study was to identify sources of symbiotic food products present in supermarket shelves and also identify the population's knowledge about this type of food and its benefits for the group studied. The study was conducted in the first half of September in two supermarkets in Varginha-MG (DelaCasa), were interviewed 60 people of both genders, answering eight questions about knowledge of symbiotic. For results interviewees were divided into group A and B, it was observed that 70% (n=21) of interviewees in Group B claimed to use at least one of the probiotic products and 66.7% (n= 14) use these considering health benefits, while in group A 43.3% (n- 13) uses at least one of these products and 53.8% (n - 7) uses considering health benefits, however only 28.57% (n= 4) from group B hus the desired effect, since group A 57.14% (n 4) obtain this effect, which may be associated with lack of knowledge of the population about the symbiotic. In conclusion, the food industries, nutritionists and health professionals should bet on advertisements and guidelines pointing out many benefits they offer to the body to prevent and help diseases treatment.