Proximal comparison in cocoa (Theobroma cacao) and pataxte (T. bicolor) of Tabasco and Chiapas, Mexico

Authors

  • Régulo Ruíz Salazar Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6579-6458
  • carolina Tinajero Carrizales
  • Ana Luisa González Pérez
  • Guadalupe Concepción Rodríguez Castillejos
  • Guillermo Castañón Nájera

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18387/polibotanica.52.10

Keywords:

Bromatological analysis, Fat content, cocoa, pataxte, protein

Abstract

In Mexico, the main cocoa (Theobroma cacao) and pataxte (T. bicolor) producing areas are in Tabasco and Chiapas states. Cacao and pataxte are consumed in different ways; the most common is the mixture corn and cacao (pozol). The aim of this study was to carry out the proximal analysis of cocoa varieties: Guayaquil, Criollo, Calabacillo, Patastillo, and Pataxte. Cocoa and pataxte were collected in 43 localities in Tabasco and Chiapas. The collections were determined: moisture content, protein, ash, fat, fiber, and carbohydrates. With the means of the evaluated characteristics, Duncan's mean comparison test, and multivariate principal component (PCA) and cluster (AC) analyzes were performed. No differences were found for ash and carbohydrates content between cocoa and pataxte studied. Regarding fiber and moisture content, pataxte presented differences (3.1 ± 0.8 and 20.5 ± 12.0 g / 100g), while Calabacillo and Patastillo showed more protein content (18.9 ± 7.5 and 17.2 ± 6.1 g / 100g), the highest content of carbohydrates and the lowest fiber corresponded to “Guayaquil” variety (37.3 ± 11.9 and 1.8 ± 0.6 g / 100g). The results found in this research present a general panorama of cocoa and pataxte proximal content that are cultivated in the states of Tabasco and Chiapas, and based on this they can be selected according to the attribute of interest that the producer requires.

Author Biography

  • Régulo Ruíz Salazar, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
    Departamento de Nutrición y Ciencia de los Alimentos; Profesor de Tiempo completo

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Proximal comparison in cocoa (Theobroma cacao) and pataxte (T. bicolor) of Tabasco and Chiapas, Mexico. (2021). POLIBOTANICA, 52. https://doi.org/10.18387/polibotanica.52.10