Browsing by Author "Hidalgo Nickel, Amanita Torcasa"

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Exploración de formas innovadoras de consumo de hierbas adaptógenas: Espirulina (spirulina ), Albahaca Morada (Ocimum tenuiflorum) y Ashwagandha ( Withania somnífero) en productos alimenticios
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2025-09-10) Unigarro Orellana, Erika Samantha; Pinto Alvarez, Ana Belen; Hidalgo Nickel, Amanita Torcasa
Adaptogenic herbs such as purple basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum), spirulina (Spirulina) and ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) have been scarcely valued within the Ecuadorian gastronomic context, despite their nutritional and functional properties. Its use has been mainly limited to the pharmaceutical field, which has restricted its incorporation into food proposals. The present work proposes the development of innovative gastronomic products that integrate these herbs in their most common forms, such as powder and fresh plant, with the aim of revaluing their potential within contemporary cuisine. To this end, a theoretical study was carried out on its general, nutritional and organoleptic characteristics, complemented by technical tests that allowed to evaluate its behavior against various cooking techniques, trying to minimize the loss of its bioactive compounds. Based on these evaluations, combinations were formulated with natural ingredients of high sensory acceptability, which allowed the development of functional recipes in the categories of snacks, desserts and beverages. These preparations were subjected to sensory evaluation through a tasting panel, evidencing a high level of acceptance in terms of flavor, aroma, color, presentation and integration of the herbs, which evidences the viability of this proposal as a healthy, functional alternative that is easy to incorporate into a daily diet.
Fostering students’ confidence through oral activities based on their interests
(2017) Hidalgo Nickel, Amanita Torcasa; Fajardo Dack, Tammy Mercedes
The purpose of this study originated from the need to increase students’ confidence. The approach that was taken was to use students’ interests to develop oral activities. Through these, they had the opportunity to practice and have more contact with the speaking skill, and this way increase their confidence. The main objective was to establish whether oral activities based on students’ interests foster their confidence. The participants in this study were 30 students from the 2016 fifth level of Tourism at the University of Cuenca, for whom an interest questionnaire was developed and applied in order to delimit the themes to be used. The instrument that was used to measure confidence was Griffee’s (1997) Confidence Questionnaire, which was applied before and after the intervention. After analyzing the results obtained from the interest questionnaire, it was possible to establish the oral activities that would be carried out in the intervention. To ensure and establish whether the activities were to the students’ interest, they had to evaluate each activity with an evaluation form. All the observations that took place during the development of the activities were registered on a journal. The data obtained from the evaluation form was analyzed, and it was found that students approved of the activities in being to their interest. It is also concluded that the level of confidence increased significantly.