SUMMARY
Low cholesterol egg powder. Nutritive and sanitary characteristics of the product
The purpose of this study is to obtain a low cholesterol egg powder for the preparation of different foods for persons whose egg consumption is restricted. Egg white and yolk mixtures prepared in different proportions were dehydrated; the following dried mixtures were obtained: A (1: 1), B (2: 1) and C (3:1) of egg white: yolk respectively. These mixtures were evaluated using the following parameters: proximal analysis, microbiological assay and protein quality evaluation. Physical characteristics of the powder and the sensorial tests of foods prepared with these mixtures were carried out. The fat and the cholesterol content in the mixture C were decreased by 40% and 20% respectively. The microbiological tests showed that the three mixtures were safe for human consumption. The PER of sample A (whole egg) was 3.65 and for the mixture C 3:1 egg white: yolk was 3.05. The PER of the 50:50 protein mixtures eggs white and yolk: with com lime treated flour (HMN) were higher than that of the casein standard. The sensorial tests of the foods prepared with all the mixtures were acceptable.

Key words: Egg powder, egg white: yolk, cholesterol, nutritive value, microbiological quality, sensorial tests.

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