2020Thesis or dissertation
Karolína Nováková
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The diploma thesis on the subject of Chocolates with an increased content of health beneficial substances was elaborated in the years 2018 to 2020 at the Institute of Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Products at the Faculty of Horticulture at the Mendel University in Brno. The work consists of a literary part, which includes the legislative requirements for chocolate and chocolates products, the history of chocolate, a description of some health beneficia substances, which are divided into minerals, vitamins and antioxidants. The experimental part includes a production of variants of flavored chocolates with an increased content of healthy substances. The plant material that was used is barrique wood, matcha tea, red cabbage, turmeric, black pepper, ginger, red wine, hops, rosemary, mushrooms and acai berry. Their antioxidant capacity, their sensory properties and consumer acceptability are evaluated.
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Study type
Observational (human)
Surveys, cohorts and consumer studies, with no intervention.
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Topics
Matcha is a main subject here (named in the keywords).
Karolína Nováková. (2020). Čokolády se zvýšeným obsahem zdraví prospěšných látek. Digital Repository (National Repository of Grey Literature).
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