ESTUDO PROSPECTIVO DE ESPÉCIES DE PEIXES DE ÁGUA DOCE COMO ALTERNATIVA PARA O PROCESSO DE ENLATAMENTO NA INDÚSTRIA DE CONSERVAS DE PESCADO.

In recent years there has been an alternation of natural stocks of sardines, species. In recent years there has been an alternation of natural stocks of sardines, a primordial species for the canning industries. To ensure the protection of its reproduction and to always guarantee high stocks, the Period of Defense was instituted. Thus, the objective of this study was to prospect and outline the fish canning industry about native freshwater fish species as an alternative to the canning process in order to stimulate the transfer of technology for food production Healthy and functional, that still does not have commercial appeal. The techniques of evaluation of acceptability and purchase intention of canned species of matrinxã (Brycon amazonicus) and freshwater sardines (Hemiodus unimaculatus) were used. Matrinxã and freshwater sardines are promising native species as an alternative raw material for the fish canning industry, mainly to occupy different market niches, as well as providing other food options that guarantee food security to the less favored population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]