Procesamiento de harina de halófitas y otras

1. Universidad Central de
Venezuela
Halophyte (Batis maritima and Salicornia spp.)
Production and Potential Uses
Cameroon, 2014
Dr. Elevina E. Pérez Sira.

2. Halophytes are tolerant plants, that grows in waters of high salinity, coming into
contact with saline water through its roots or by salt spray, such as in saline semi-
deserts, mangrove swamps, marshes and sloughs, and seashores. It has been
conducted research to establish the characteristics of the soil where the plants is
developed (Medina et al., 2008), and which are the most common plants (Cumana et
al, 2010) developed in Venezuela.
The genus Batis (family Bataceae), only has two species. Batis maritima L, which
occurs in the Neotropics in coastal salt marshes and mangroves from Georgia
and Brazil on the Atlantic coast and California to Peru on the Pacific Coast of
North and South America and is widely distributed in the Caribbean Basin And, Batis
agrillicola P. Royan, is endemic to coastal areas of northern Australia
Salicornia spp, is a genus of succulent plants tolerant to salts that grow in salt
marshes, on beaches and mangroves.
Both of they are source of protein and minerals with potential for human consumption.
After validation of its nutritional properties and safety, they could be used as a single
ingredient or in combination (composite flours) with other domestic inputs; such as
flour, pulses, roots, tubers and Musa in order to produce food.
Medina et al. 2008. Halofitismo en plantas de la costa Caribe de Venezuela: halófitas y halotolerantes. En
:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=86211471005.
Cumana C, L.; Sanabria CH, ME.; Leopardi V, C., Guevara de Franco, Y. 2010. Plantas vasculares de los manglares del estado
sucre, Venezuela. Acta Bot. Venez. 33(2):273-298. ISSN 0084-5906.
Whigham, DF, Whigham, MC, Feller, IC, Rodriguez, W, King RS. 2014. Ecological Characteristics of Batis maritima I n Florida
and Belize. Smithsonian contributions to the marine sciences. In: http://www.si.edu/marinescience/pdf/SCMS_Whighametal.pdf

3. Unconventional source of item produced in tropical
areas (grains, roots, tubers and Musa) that could be
combined with halophytes for::
To make flour
(simple and composite) that combined with
standardized methodologies :

4. Artesian starch elaboration
Edible
portion
Selection and Cleaning
Peeled and chopped
Extraction :Grinding and sieving
Purification: Centrifugation and
washing
Dehydration
Grinding and sieving
Packing and storage
Roots, tubers or
banana

5. Elaboración de harinas simples y
compuestas
Porción comestible
Selection and
Cleaning
Peeled and
chopped
Dehydration.
Grinding and
sieving
Packing and
storage
Roots, tubers, bananas,
halophytes

6. To obtain composite flours and ulterior
combination these composite flours for
the development of food for
conventional consumers and those with
regimen special
Consumers with special schemes such as:
Celiac, phenylketonurics, Autistic, those with
iodine regimen, among others.

7. Base for pizza
BreadCasabe
Baby foods
Pancakes
Cake
Cookies
Pastas
Pound cake
Pastas

8. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION