Khakhalieva I. The safety and quality of milk and chicory beverages concentrates

The dissertation is devoted to the scientific substantiation of the expansion the range of physiologically functional purpose beverages due to the development of concentrates of milk and chicory beverages, which provide an anti-stress effect from consumption, as well as a comprehensive commodity-related assessment of the level of their quality and safety. The dissertation is devoted to the development and implementation of the scientific hypothesis of increasing the antioxidant status of the human body and providing a soothing effect on the consumption of milk and chicory beverages concentrates by adding medicinal herbs exstracts, vitamins B and ascorbic acid. Taking into account, theoretical and practical studies of quality and safety, the results of mathematical modeling, the optimum formulations of concentrates of milk and chicory beverages with anti-stress action in the assortment have been formed: «Tsykorlakt soothing», «Tsykorlakt soothing with coffee» and «Tsykorlakt soothing with cocoa». Formulations of concentrates are approved by the «Slavutskyу chicory drying plant» and introduced into production. The formulations of the concentrates have been scientifically substantiated and the effectiveness of their use in the complex therapy of functional disorders of the digestive system with an unstable psycho-emotional state of patients has been proved. The commodity evaluation of milk and chicory beverages concentrates was conducted. It has been proved that fortification of dry chicory and milk by medial herbs extracts, ascorbic acid can increase antioxidant activity and storage time of concentrates. It was proved that the most important quality and safety indicators of chicory are inulin and hydroxemethylfurfural content. This is due to the provision of inulin antioxidant and sedative effects on the human body. Hydroxymethylfurfural has a carcinogenic and toxic effect. The above grounded the need for regulation of these indicators in normative documents. The scientific novelty of the obtained results was confirmed by three Ukrainian patents on the utility models.