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Abstract：
Cocoa tree plantations aim to harvest grains found in the cob to produce cocoa and chocolate. There has been a growing interest in valorizing the secondary components of the cocoa fruit, such as the peel, placenta, and mucilage/pulp, as valuable sources of nutrients for healthy food preparation. In other words, by-products derived from these raw materials are an exploitable source of nutrients in the preparation of healthy food. In the present study, two varieties of cocoa, National Cocoa Fino de Aroma (NCFA) and Colección Castro Naranjal 51 (CCN-51), were evaluated and harvested during both dry and rainy seasons. This evaluation was based on the profiling of the cob, peel, grain, placenta, and mucilage in different stages of ripeness (underripe, ripe, and overripe). Also, from the ripe raw material, a fermented beverage prototype was developed, such as kombucha, with different concentrations of mucilage (40, 60, 80, and 100 g/L). Physicochemical analyses, such as acidity, °Brix, pH, moisture, ash, protein, fat, fiber, vitamins, sugars, and polyphenols of the raw mucilage material and acidity, °Brix, and pH values of the fermented kombucha, were carried out. The best performances were obtained with the CCN-51 variety in the rainy season. Among the fermented drink panelists, the CN40 treatment (Nacional Mucilage + 40 g/L of sugar) received the highest acceptability and was considered the best. Given its efficiency, nutritional content, and potential applications, this product presents a promising strategy to address Sustainable Development Goals related to zero hunger, health and well-being, and climate action.
摘要：
可可树种植园旨在收获玉米棒中的谷物，以生产可可和巧克力。对可可果实的次要成分的价值越来越感兴趣，比如果皮，胎盘,和粘液/纸浆，作为健康食品制备的有价值的营养来源。换句话说,从这些原料中提取的副产品是制备健康食品中可利用的营养来源。在本研究中,两种可可，国家可可·菲诺·芬玛（NCFA）和科雷奇翁·卡斯特罗·纳兰贾尔51（CCN-51），在旱季和雨季进行了评估和收获。这项评估是基于棒子的轮廓，果皮,grain,胎盘,和不同成熟阶段的粘液(未成熟，成熟,和过熟）。此外，从成熟的原材料中，开发了发酵饮料原型，比如红茶菌,不同浓度的粘液（40、60、80和100g/L）。物理化学分析,如酸度，°白利糖度,pH值,水分,灰,蛋白质，脂肪，纤维,维生素,糖，糖和原始粘液材料的多酚和酸度，°白利糖度,发酵红茶菌的pH值，进行了。CCN-51品种在雨季获得最佳性能。在发酵饮料小组成员中，CN40处理（NacionalMucilage40g/L糖）的可接受性最高，被认为是最好的。鉴于其效率,营养成分，和潜在的应用，该产品提出了一个有希望的战略，以实现与零饥饿有关的可持续发展目标，健康和幸福，气候行动。
