Open AccessThe Quality of Salacca Tree Midrib Latex Flour as a Thickening Agent
Author(s) -
Muharram Fajrin Harahap,
Rafiqah Amanda Lubis,
Syawaluddin,
Yusnita Wahyuni Silitonga,
Imelda Sari Harahap
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1477/7/072008
Subject(s) - thickening , thickening agent , tree (set theory) , agriculture , food science , chemistry , horticulture , botany , biology , mathematics , ecology , polymer science , mathematical analysis
The use of food ingredients to various processed products of livestock, agriculture, and fisheries requires a thickening agent to improve its quality. Salacca trees are found around the South Tapanuli Region. So there will be a study of its potential as a thickening agent. This research was conducted in April - June 2019 in South Tapanuli. The purpose of this study was to determine the quality of salacca tree midrib flour as a food thickening agent. This research shows that salacca tree latex flour has a fairly good quality and has the potential to be used as a food thickening agent.