PREPARATION OF A SNACK BASED ON QUINOA (CHENOPODIUM QUINOA) ORANGE AND CHOCOLATE FLAVOR THROUGH THE USE OF AN EXPANDED CANNON.

Themain objective of the research project was to experiment with quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa.), expanded with high protein value and different flavors. The methodology applied in the development of the research was experimental and exploratory research; deductive and analytical methods; starting with the physical, chemical, bromatological and microbiological characterization of the raw material as requested in the "NTE INEN 1673 (2013): Quinoa. Requirements. Subsequently, the industrial-level process of expan-sion of quinoa was developed to obtain the quinoa snack using an expander cannon, then proceeded to perform the two ensayos to obtain the quinoa snack rich in expanded protein flavor of orange and chocolate, in this process they performed operations of Dilution, mixing and drying to obtain a quality and safety product. Once the productor final product was obtained, quality control was carried out using as a reference the "NTE INEN 2570 (2011): Snacks of grains, cereals and seeds. Requirements.", obtaining values within the limits recommended by the Standard, in this way the product is of quality and safety suitable for human consumption.