ANÁLISE FÍSICO-QUÍMICA E CONTAGEM DE COLIFORMES TOTAIS E
TERMOTOLERANTES DE ALMÔNDEGAS ELABORADAS COM CARNE DE CAPIVARA E
DIFERENTES CONCENTRAÇÕES DE BACON
The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of meatballs prepared with capybara meat and different concentrations of pork bacon. Three formulations of capybara meatballs were prepared: one with 100% of capybara meat and the other with 10 and 20% of pork bacon added. Coliforms were carried out at 35 and 45ºC of the meatball samples, in addition to pH, titratable acidity, moisture and ash determinations. In relation to the physical-chemical determinations, the results were submitted to analysis of variance and the differences of the means compared by Tukey test at the 5% level of significance. The results of the microbiological analyzes were evaluated in a descriptive way. The experimental design was completely randomized. All physicalchemical and microbiological determinations were performed in triplicate. Coliform analyzes showed that the meatballs were fit for consumption and the physicochemical results are in acceptable levels.