Nyamplung (Calophyllum inophyllum) cake as a by-product of nyamplung oil production is still limited. This research aimed to evaluate characteristics of antimicrobial bio-plastic made from hydroxypropyl starch as a basic ingredient and Nyamplung cake extract as additive. Nyamplung cake extract addition affected bio-plastic mechanical property by reduction of tensile strength but improved physical properties by reduction of vapor and oxygen permeability, water solubility, and increased elongation. This was probably due to the extract serve as natural crosslinking. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy analysis showed no difference in five bio-plastic samples, which probably caused by low concentration of extract. Thermogravimetry analysis showed the highest weight reduction in control of 95.824% and the lowest on Ext2% of 84.471%. Morphology analysis showed agglomeration of the extract on sample surface due to uneven ingredient distribution in mixture. Bio-plastic was more sensitive against gram positive bacteria than gram negative with their respective largest inhibition zone of 30 mm (Staphylococcus aureus) and 23 mm (Escherichia coli). This was probably due to the content of the extract serve as natural crosslinking and antibacterial agent.
The color of the flour has an important role because it will happen to the resulting derived product. This study was to compare the color of suweg flour produced from the dormant and vegetative phases in instrumental and sensory. Instruments using Chromameter. Parameters observed from L *, a *, b *, chroma, and hue degrees. Sensory testing uses a rank test of color preferences, brown color and color brightness. The results showed significant differences in L *, a *, b *, and chroma values between dormant and vegetative phase flours. The degree value of hue was not significantly different between the two treatments. Panellists stated 100% liked the color of the dormant flour stage than vegetative.Additionally, the color of the vegetative phase flour was assessed by more than 80% of the panelists claiming to be more brown and more than 90% of the panelists stated darker than dormant. Pearson correlation test results show that there are correlation in some parameter of instrument and sensory. Keywords: suweg flour, color, dormant, vegetative, chroma, hue
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