ASPECTOS DA TECNOLOGIA DE EXTRUSÃO TERMOPLÁSTICA EM ALIMENTOS SOBRE A SAÚDE DO CONSUMIDOR ASPECTS OF THERMOPLASTIC EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGY IN FOOD ON CONSUMER HEALTH ASPECTOS DE LA TECNOLOGÍA DE EXTRUSIÓN TERMOPLÁSTICA EN ALIMENTOS SOBRE LA SALUD DE LOS CONSUMIDORES

The introduction of new equipment in the food area has provided favorable changes as digestibility, changes in texture facilitating chewing, allowing certain foods can be ingested by different age groups. The objective of this paper was to identify the thermoplastic extrusion as a promising technology in food industry with processing flow, advantages,