Universidad Central de

Venezuela

Halophyte (Batis maritima and Salicornia spp.) Production and Potential Uses

Cameroon, 2014 Dr. Elevina E. Pérez Sira.

Halophytes are tolerant plants, that grows in waters of high salinity, coming into

contact with saline water through its roots or by salt spray, such as in saline semi-

deserts, mangrove swamps, marshes and sloughs, and seashores. It has been

conducted research to establish the characteristics of the soil where the plants is

developed (Medina et al., 2008), and which are the most common plants (Cumana et

al, 2010) developed in Venezuela.

The genus Batis (family Bataceae), only has two species. Batis maritima L, which

occurs in the Neotropics in coastal salt marshes and mangroves from Georgia

and Brazil on the Atlantic coast and California to Peru on the Pacific Coast of

North and South America and is widely distributed in the Caribbean Basin And, Batis

agrillicola P. Royan, is endemic to coastal areas of northern Australia

Salicornia spp, is a genus of succulent plants tolerant to salts that grow in salt

marshes, on beaches and mangroves.

Both of they are source of protein and minerals with potential for human consumption.

After validation of its nutritional properties and safety, they could be used as a single

ingredient or in combination (composite flours) with other domestic inputs; such as

flour, pulses, roots, tubers and Musa in order to produce food.

Medina et al. 2008. Halofitismo en plantas de la costa Caribe de Venezuela: halófitas y halotolerantes. En

:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=86211471005.

Cumana C, L.; Sanabria CH, ME.; Leopardi V, C., Guevara de Franco, Y. 2010. Plantas vasculares de los manglares del estado

sucre, Venezuela. Acta Bot. Venez. 33(2):273-298. ISSN 0084-5906.

Whigham, DF, Whigham, MC, Feller, IC, Rodriguez, W, King RS. 2014. Ecological Characteristics of Batis maritima I n Florida

and Belize. Smithsonian contributions to the marine sciences. In: http://www.si.edu/marinescience/pdf/SCMS_Whighametal.pdf

Unconventional source of item produced in tropical

areas (grains, roots, tubers and Musa) that could be

combined with halophytes for::

To make flour

(simple and composite) that combined with

standardized methodologies :

Artesian starch elaboration

Edible portion

Selection and Cleaning

Peeled and chopped

Extraction :Grinding and sieving

Purification: Centrifugation and washing

Dehydration

Grinding and sieving

Packing and storage

Roots, tubers or

banana

Elaboración de harinas simples y

compuestas

Porción comestible

Selection and Cleaning

Peeled and chopped

Dehydration.

Grinding and sieving

Packing and storage

Roots, tubers, bananas,

halophytes

To obtain composite flours and ulterior

combination these composite flours for

the development of food for

conventional consumers and those with

regimen special

Consumers with special schemes such as:

Celiac, phenylketonurics, Autistic, those with

iodine regimen, among others.

Base for pizza

Bread Casabe

Baby foods

Pancakes

Cake

Cookies

Pastas Pound cake

Pastas

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