ABSTRAKTelur merupakan salah satu sumber protein hewani yang bergizi tinggi sehingga banyak di gemari dikalangan masyarakat. Protein telur mempunyai mutu yang tinggi, karena memiliki susunan asam amino esensial yang lengkap sehingga dijadikan patokan untuk menentukan mutu protein dari bahan pangan yang lain. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis kandungan protein, Haugh Unit (HU) dan Indeks Putih Telur (IPT) telur itik setelah diberi perlakuan pencucian dan perendaman dengan larutan daun jambu biji (Psidium guajava) yang disimpan pada suhu kamar dalam jangka waktu 28 hari. Penelitian ini menggunakan 45 butir telur itik dengan 9 perlakuan dan 5 kali ulangan, P0: kontrol, P1: cuci dan rendam hari 14, P2: cuci dan rendam hari 28, P3: cuci tidak rendam hari 14, P4: cuci tidak rendam hari 28, P5: tidak cuci rendam hari 14, P6: cuci tidak rendam hari 28, P7: tidak cuci tidak rendam hari 14, P8: tidak cuci tidak rendam hari 28, dengan lama penyimpanan telur 14 hari dan 28 hari pada suhu kamar. Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan acak lengkap (RAL). Variabel pengamatan yaitu kadar protein, Indeks Putih Telur, serta Haugh Unit. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis dengan uji ANOVA pada taraf signifikan 5% dan dilanjutkan dengan uji Duncan dengan α=0,05. Hasil simpulan data menunjukkan penelitian perendaman telur dengan larutan daun jambu biji (Psidium guajava) yang disimpan dalam suhu 27 0 C selama 28 hari dengan kadar tanin 3.90% dan perendaman selama 30 menit tidak efektif untuk mempertahankan protein, Indeks Putih Telur (IPT), dan Haugh Unit telur itik.
Kata kunci : telur itik, haugh unit, indeks putih telur, protein, larutan daun jambu biji (Psidium guajava)
ABSTRACTEgg was one of protein source from the animal which has high nutrition and favored by people. Egg's protein has high quality because of it's complete amino acid essential, it was made to be the standard to determine the quality of the protein content of other kinds of food. This study aimed to analyze the protein content, egg white index and Haugh Unit of duck's eggs after submerged in guava leaves solution which was kept at 27 0 C temperature for 28 days. This study used 45 duck's egg with 9 different treatments and 5 times repetitions, P0 : control, P1 : washed and submerged for 14 days, P2 : washed and submerged for 28 days, P3 : washed not submerged for 14 days, P4: washed not submerged for 28 days, P5: not washed submerged for 14 days, P6: not washed submerged for 28 days, P7: not washed submerged for 14 days, P8: not washed not submerged for 28 days, with the length of storage 14 days and 28 days on the room temperature. This study used random design, the variable is protein level, egg white index, and Haugh Unit. The data were analyzed using ANOVA test with significant value, of 5% and continued by Duncan test with α=0,05. The result shows that those which was submerged in guava's leaves for 28 days at 27 0 C temperature with tannin value of 3,90% and submersion for 30 minutes was not effective to preserve protein, egg white index and Haugh Unit o...