O Açaí como proposta na merenda escolar em Santo Antônio do Tauá.

Abstract

In the Amazon culture, consumption of açai has a prominent role among the populations of rural and urban areas, as this food is consumed on a large scale by the population, first to be offered in abundance in the region and later by his incomparable flavor. The main objective of this research was to elucidate the high nutritional potential of açai making; this fruit is inserted into the School Feeding the municipal of San Antonio in the municipality of Tauá - Para. The physic- chemical analysis of acai samples from the floodplain of land, have shown that these products are of good quality can and through the gustatory analysis, one can see the wide acceptance of açai with tapioca and açai ice cream as a possible component for school meals from Santo Antônio Tauá.