AUTOMATION OF THE DRYING PROCESSES AND SELECTION OF THE ECUADORIAN COCOA CONSERVING SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS AND PREVENTING LABOR RISKS

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Cocoa in grain is a tropical fruit considered as a heritage in Ecuador and constitutes 60% of the premium quality in chocolates worldwide, has sensory characteristics unmatched by other producing countries. Manual drying and selection activities contain many occupational hazards, affecting the safet...

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Autores: Núñez Solano, Sergio Júlio, Moscoso Jácome, Ronal Elicio, Rivas Tufiño, Alfonso Eduardo
Formato: artículo
Fecha de Publicación:2017
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Lenguaje:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/13953
Enlace del recurso:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/idata/article/view/13953
Nivel de acceso:acceso abierto
Materia:Sensory characteristics
Occupational hazards
Safety in machinery
Características sensoriales
riesgos laborales
seguridad en maquinarias
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Sumario:Cocoa in grain is a tropical fruit considered as a heritage in Ecuador and constitutes 60% of the premium quality in chocolates worldwide, has sensory characteristics unmatched by other producing countries. Manual drying and selection activities contain many occupational hazards, affecting the safety and well-being of the people involved in these tasks, with the ergonomic risk of an intolerable level requiring immediate intervention. This research provides safe automated mechanisms for operations through internationally validated methodologies, without affecting the sensory characteristics.
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