DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENERGETIC FOOD FOR SPORTSMEN

The energetic requirements of sportmen fluctuates between 3500 and 800 0 Kcal/day. In order to fill these needs it is necessary to have new a lternative products which provide the extra required energy. For this purpose a confectionary was designed and elaborated consisting of five different bars, made of natural raw materials (dehydrated fruits, mil k, eggs, nuts, fat), which supply an important quantity of fats and ca rbohidrates, minerals, and vitamins.The confectioned bars were: papaya , hazelnut, almond, apple and orange. These bars are supposed to be ea ten between meals as a complement of the nutrients of the usual diet.T he production process is an adaptation of the traditional confectionar y techiniques and was improved for the 5 bars. The production process of the coating sheet (oblate) was also studied.The controls showed tha t all the bars had a good microbiological quality and an excellent sen sory quality. The humidity fluctuated between 6,85 and 13,66%., with a n aw of 0,795. The caloric distribution per cent was 8:40:52. The ener getic supply was 520 Kcal/100g; so, the ingest of two displays covers between 25-30% of recommended intake for the most frequently practiced sports.The shelf life studies of the product stored in ambiental cond itions (20-25-degrees-C and 55-60% RH) showed that the product without additives maintained its good quality up to 60 days. The product plus preservative as well as plus antioxidant stays without quality modifi cations up to at least 120 days, neither rancid odor no rancid flavor was detected. So, we conclude that it is nor neccesary to add any anti oxidant. The double sheet polypropilene package film showed very good characteristics in protecting the quality of the product.