Diseño de un proceso artesanal para la obtención de una bebida nutricional con los residuos de la empresa CERQUIÉ en la fabricación de cereales de quinua

Abstract

The accumulation of organic waste generated by CERQUIÉ brings with it a great problem for the environment, so the main focus of this project is to design an artisanal process to obtain a nutritional beverage with the waste from the CERQUIÉ company in the manufacture of quinoa cereals. The methodology consisted of the previous characterization of the raw material, the formulation of the nutritional drink where two drinks were prepared in the laboratory, to know which of the two is the most accepted, a sensory survey was made. Subsequently, the mass balance, energy balance and sizing of the equipment were developed, costs and benefits were also evaluated, and finally, a study of the final product was carried out. The results obtained from the characterization of the raw material were very favorable, especially for protein with 34.62%. According to the surveys, the best beverage was the one containing coffee beans; according to the mass balance, the yield of the selected beverage is 91.5%. The values of the final product are within the parameter according to NTE INEN 2324, 2017 and NTE INEN 2 337:2008. For the costs and benefits of the project IT was considered that a 250 ml bottle of the beverage has an approximate cost of 0.55 cents. As a conclusion, the elaboration of the nutritional drink created with the CERQUIÈ company's waste is a profitable project, not only because of the product's characteristics, but also because of the acceptability of the people, since with the NPV and IRR values the project can generate profits in the third year.