Pumpkin seeds in the recipe for chopped semi-finished poultry

A comparative analysis of the nutrient composition of Dutch cheese and peeled pumpkin seeds was carried out in order to establish the effectiveness of replacing animal raw materials with plant material in the direction of adjusting the nutritional value of the cordon-bleu chopped semi-finished product with their inclusion. The influence of various options for replacing cheese (in terms of fat content) for crushed pumpkin seeds on consumer characteristics and nutritional value of semi-finished meat products of basic and modified recipes was studied. It has been established that plant raw materials are distinguished by an increased amount of lipids (by 1.9 times), rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, protein (by 51.3 %), essential elements: Cu (by 32.4 times), Mn (by 30.9 times), Se (by 13.1 times), Co (by 7.5 times), Fe (by 6.8 times), Mo (by 3.3 times), Mg and Zn (by 2.7-2.8 times), P (1.8 times), the presence of dietary fiber, the absence of cholesterol and salt. At the same time, it is inferior to cheese in terms of Ca, Na (by 82.3 and 55.5 times, respectively) and K. Based on these data, the recipes for Cordon-Blu prototypes were adjusted: experiment No. 1 - with the replacement of 20 % of milk fat in composition of cheese for vegetable fat in the composition of pumpkin seeds, experiment No. 2 - with a replacement of 50 %, experiment No. 3 - with a replacement of 100 %. It was revealed that with the replacement of fat bases up to 50 % inclusive, the organoleptic indicators of experimental samples change slightly and remain within the quality category - "very good". In the semi-finished products of the modified composition (experiment No. 2), against the background of the control sample, higher levels of 9 essential components were found: dietary fiber (by 19.4 %), mineral elements - Cu and Mn (by 8.3-8.7 times), Se (by 3.9 times), Co and Fe (by 2.1-2.3 times), Mo (by 1.4 times), Mg and Zn (by 1.2 times) and a content reduced by 3.3 times cholesterol. Thus, the use of pumpkin seeds in a given ratio can significantly increase the possibility of eliminating Se deficiency in the diet (100 g of the product covers 38.6 % of the need for men, 49.1 % for women), Mn (33.0 %), Cu (22.5 %) against the background of a decrease in cholesterol consumption (8.7 %).