Özet:

Strawberries are an important commercial fruit with excellent potential for processing, being cultivated in almost every country in the world. Currently, agricultural industries invest in increased processing power, generating large amounts of byproducts which often are considered for companies operating cost or environmental contamination source. These wastes have in its composition vitamins, minerals, fiber and antioxidants important to physiological functions. The strawberry has significant amounts of minerals that are essential to the human body, so they must be obtained naturally through food. Among the minerals zinc are (Zn) and manganese (Mn). The objective of the present study was to determine ash and quantify the minerals zinc and manganese present in the flour of strawberry waste. The minerals manganese and zinc were measured by atomic absorption spectrometry. We used the completely randomized design with three replications and the results were expressed as mean ± standard deviation and the Tukey test (p = 0.19). The zinc content in these waste ranged from 3.88 to 6.48 mg.100g-1, of manganese in strawberry flour ranged from 0.51 to 0.66 g mg.100-1. It can be concluded that the flour of strawberry waste can be utilized as an alternative source of nutrients to be rich in micronutrients like manganese and zinc.

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