IMPORTÂNCIA DA UTILIZAÇÃO DA MANDIOCA EM EMBALAGENS BIODEGRADÁVEIS

Abstract

Cassava, a plant native to South America, is a widely consumed food in Brazil, in which it ranks fourth as a producer and stands out in the northeast region, where it is used directly for consumption or destined for industry, in the manufacture of flour. and/or starch. Starch is a natural polymer that can be used for the application of edible coatings, standing out for its easy access, strength, transparency and low cost. The present work is a bibliographical review, which was elaborated based on scientific publications, academic works and on the website of agencies dated from 2017 to 2021, which, through some studies, researchers saw that cassava starch was essential for the production of the film and can to be relocated in the environment (being a biodegradable material), and can be used on a large industrial scale, so it sought ways to introduce it into our daily lives through food packaging, thus being biodegradable, thus contributing to its useful life, in addition to quality of the product and at the same time reducing the environmental impact and with the correct handling, being able to generate products with relevant applications in the packaging industries, developing, however, new products with greater added value.