Diseño de una planta productora de barras energéticas con base en quinua (Chenopodium quinoa Willd), amaranto (Amaranthus caudatus) y uvilla (Physalis peruviana L.)

Abstract

This project proposes the production of an energy bar, containing 50 % of expanded quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd), 14 % of busted amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus), 9 % of dehydrated golden berry (Physalis peruviana L.), 16 % of glucose and 11 % of sugarcane honey. The productive process includes inspection, reception, classification and cleaning of raw material; polishing, preparation and expanded of quinoa; toast of amaranth, dehydrated of golden berry, mixed, molded, baked, cooled and packed. The design of an agro-industrial plant located in Ibarra, which will produce 40,000 units of 35 g monthly. For the selection of equipment, the mass balance, energy balance and the technical specifications of the manufacturers were considered. In the Layout of the agro-industrial plant the areas are indicated and the selected equipment is distributed in them. The economic analysis shows the unit cost and the retail price per energy bar unit at 0,52 and 0,65 USD, respectively; finally, the breakeven point was determined at 386 149 units, the internal rate of return (IRR) at 23,13 % and the net present value (NPV) at 76 289,54 USD.