IDENTIFICAÇÃO DE CONSUMIDORES E CONDIÇÕES DE COMERCIALIZAÇÃO DE CAMARÃO NO MUNICÍPIO DE RIO VERDE - GOIÁS

Abstract

Shrimp farming is a practice that has expanded over the last few years, allowing the sale of frozen shrimp throughout the years, in differents regions of the country. The objective of this work was to identify the consumer public through a market survey in Rio Verde, Goias, checking the conditions of commercialization of shrimp at different points of sale, identifying the most consumed species and analyzing their physicochemical characteristics. The storage temperature of the frozen shrimp was measured and should not be higher than -18ºC, with an inadequate average temperature being identified in 60% of the 10 places visited. Through a form, many fails in product identification and labeling were observed. Gray shrimp and pink shrimp are the most consumed species and they are more available on the commerce. Physicochemical analyzes of pH, volatile nitrogen compounds and glazing were realized in Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp collected in 3 differents commerces. Based on the parameters defined in the technical regulation of product identity and quality, two establishments showedacceptable results indicating that the frozen product was good for consumption, even in relation to the sample that was stored at an inadequate temperature. However, one of the sample had the percentage of glazing above the allowed 20%, characterizing it as fraud, due to the excessive addition of ice, which, despite not interfering with the quality and freshness of the product, is an act that economically affects consumers.