Red beetroot is rich in phenolic acids and betalain as natural food-coloring agents. Freeze-dried red beetroot that ground into powder can be used as a source of natural coloring to substitute the use of synthetic food color additives as well as filler to substitute tapioca. This study evaluates the function of red beetroot powder not only as filler but also as coloring agent on chicken sausage. Furthermore, its effects as filler (tapioca and beetroot) were also observed on the physical and sensory characteristics of the produced chicken sausage. The substitution of tapioca flour and beetroot powder in this study were 18:0, 17:1, 16:2, and 15:3 (%:%). Each treatment was consisted of three replications. The examined physical properties include pH, water-holding capacity (WHC) and sensory properties. The study found that WHC, color, texture profile and sensory properties were influenced by the increasing level of beetroot flour ratio, while different ratios had no effect on the pH. Chicken sausages made with higher ratio of beetroot flour had good acceptability on flavor and color. The conclusions of this study were substitution tapioca with 2% beetroot powder influenced physical quality (water holding capacity and tenderness) and sensory (color and flavor) of chicken sausage.

<p>The aim of this study was to determine the effect of boiling time and muscle parts and the interaction of those two factors on chemical and organoleptic quality of abon of post laying hen. Poultry meat samples used were breast and thigh of post laying hens. The design used was Completely Randomized Design of Factorial Pattern 2 x 3. The first factor was boiling time (15, 30, 45 minutes) and the second was muscle parts (breast and thigh). Water content was tested by Gravimetric, fat content by Soxhlet extraction, protein content by Buret and quality of organoleptic included juicy,<br />flavour and preference. Water and proteins content were affected (P &lt;0.01) by boiling time and muscle parts. Flavor and preferences were not affected by boiling time and meat type. Juicy was affected (P &lt;0.01) by muscle location. Breast meat with boiling 30 minutes and thigh meat with boiling 45 minutes have the best quality.</p><p>Keywords: abon, breast, leg, boiling time, chemical quality, organoleptic.</p>

Taro tubers potentially serve as functional foods with significant health benefits, due to their abundant oligosaccharides. The substance is a potential raw material in flour production, as a result of their high starch composition of approximately 70%. The purpose of this research, therefore, was to determine the physical properties of chevon meatballs, comprising of various levels of taro substitutes as fillers. The materials involved were the thighs of the meat sample and taro flour. Additional ingredients consisted of ice, tapioca flour, pepper, salt, MSG, egg white, and garlic. Meatballs were produced from chevon with 10% flour as filler, in the form of tapioca and taro, with successive composition ratio of 10:0 (P0), 7.5:2.5 (P1), 5:5 (P2), 2.5:7.5 (P3), and 0:10 (P4). Data assessments were subsequently conducted, using analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results showed that the use of taro flour filler up to a level 10% did not affect the cooking loss of chevon meatballs, with exception in pH, water holding capacity (WHC) and tenderness. Consequently, the addition of filler ratio of 0:10 (tapioca:taro) tended to boost the pH, while reducing the WHC and tenderness. Moreover, the WHC increased by using tapioca and taro flours with a ratio of 5:5 (P2), compared to 7.5:2.5 (P1), 2.5:7.5 (P3), and 0:10 (P4). Furthermore, a considerable improvement in meatball tenderness was observed by the inclusion of P2 filler ratio, compared to utilizing tapioca and taro flours at 2.5:7.5 (P3) and 0:10 (P4). In summary, taro flour was feasibly applied in chevon meatball preparation up to a level of 5%, while retaining the physical properties.

This research was aimed to determine the quality properties, the microstructure of chicken sausage and Thiobarbituric acid (TBA) values with locally Indonesia red beetroot powder. The main ingredients of chicken sausage-making in this research were broiler chicken, filler, binder, beetroot powder, and spices. Red beetroot powder function as a filler was substituted tapioca starch in chicken sausage batter in three different levels. The combination of red beetroot powder with level 0, 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0% of total batter and shelf life at room temperature for 0, 1, 2 and 3 days. Each treatment consisted of five replications. The variables observed using quality properties (moisture, ash, fat, protein, crude fiber and calorie), microstructure and peroxide value of chicken sausage. The data of quality properties and peroxide value were analyzed by using one-way analysis (ANOVA) of Completely Randomized Design. The differences between means were analyzed by Duncan's New Multiple Ranges Test. The data of microstructure was analyzed by descriptive analyses. The moisture, protein, fat and ash contents for chicken sausages were significantly different (p<0.05). The chicken sausage with 2% substitution of beet powder produced chicken sausages with a high protein content of 14.77±0.02% while a low-fat content is 0.42±0.01%. Thiobarbituric acid (TBA) values of chicken sausages increased throughout the three days of room temperature storage (38°C). Chicken sausage formulated with red beetroot powder showed a significantly lower TBA value compared to the samples without red beetroot powder (p<0.05). In conclusion, a higher level of beetroot powder will improve the quality of chicken sausage and also the microstructure. The best level of beetroot powder addition was 2.0%. The addition of beetroot powder able to maintain fresh sausage conditions up to 2 days of storage at room temperature.

<p>The synthetic preservatives are often used in processing food and often found in the packaginginformation tables. Enhancing of dangerous preservatives such as formaldehyde and borax are also still found in food. Enchancing knowledge about the types of preservatives, the dosage and the dangers that can happen need to be done. This activity aims to improve knowledge and skills, especially in the utilization of natural preservatives in food processing. Participants in this activity were PKK cadres. This activity consists of 3 stages. The first stage was the socialization of preservatives, types of preservatives and the danger of using synthetic preservatives. The second activity was increasing knowledge of various types of natural preservatives around us that can be used in food processing. The third stage was the application of natural preservatives into the processed of chicken nugget. The success of this activity was seen from the increasing of indicators percentage that were used as parameters to determine the result. The conclusion obtained from this activity is that this activity can increase knowledge about the usage of natural preservatives in processed foods, especially nuggets, to replace synthetic preservatives.</p>