Open AccessEnrichment of Biscuits with Andaliman and Fermented Buffalo Milk Biscuits for the Intervention of Malnutrition in Children Under Five
Author(s) -
Diana Sembiring,
Evawany Y Aritonang,
Amir Purba,
Rahayu Lubis
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2021.6647
Subject(s) - food science , taste , aroma , ingredient , medicine , organoleptic , fermented milk products , traditional medicine , biology , lactic acid , genetics , bacteria
BACKGROUND: Nutritional problems in children under 5 in Indonesia are very large and need effective intervention. Local ingredient is potential to create enrichment biscuits.AIM: This study aims to produce biscuits enriched with Andaliman (Zanthoxylum acanthopodium) and fermented buffalo milk and to perform organoleptic tests on the taste, color, aroma, and texture of the biscuits.METHODS: Three types of biscuits were made, namely, biscuits without Andaliman and fermented buffalo milk, biscuits with 2 g of Andaliman and 200 g of fermented buffalo milk, and biscuits with 3 g of Andaliman and 200 g of fermented buffalo milk. The all three biscuits were then tested organoleptically in the form of preferences by a panel of expert teachers to see choices for taste, color, aroma, and texture. The biscuits are then tested in a laboratory to assess their nutritional content.RESULTS: Biscuits with 2 g of Andaliman and 200 g of fermented buffalo milk had the greatest preference. Statistically, the three groups of biscuits differed in taste, aroma, and texture (p < 0.05). The nutritional content of biscuits is above the standards set by the Ministry of Health.CONCLUSION: Biscuits containing 2 g of Andaliman and 200 g of fermented buffalo milk have the potential to be produced as one of the intervention methods for under 5-year-old children malnutrition in Indonesia.