Gluten-free products are developed to produce products that are needed by special segments, namely people with celiac diseases and autism. Cake has been known as a patisserie product that has a sweet taste, with a soft and fluffy texture. The absence of gluten in non-wheat flour is one of the obstacles in the development of gluten-free cakes. Porang flour contains glucomannan which is a hydrocolloid that is widely used as a stabilizer and gelling agent in the food industry. This study aims to determine the effect of using porang flour on the physicochemical and organoleptic characteristics of gluten-free cake. The study was arranged in a completely randomized design with treatment of 1%, 2%, and 3% porang flour that compared to the control (without porang flour) and cake made from wheat flour. The results showed that the treatment had a significantly effect on product characteristics. Cake with the addition of 1% porang flour had the highest average level of general acceptance, namely 3.72 (likes) by the panelists, equivalent to the general acceptance level of wheat flour cake (3.72). The cake has a moisture content of 23.137%; ash content 0.877%; fat 20.033%; protein 4,533%, carbohydrate 51,420% and energy 404,113%.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.