Cookies rich in iron (Fe), folic acid, cobalamin (vitamin B12), and antioxidants: a novel functional food potential for adolescent with anemia

Abstract

Background: This study aims to process porang flour, moringa leaves, and tempe into cookies that are high in iron (Fe), folic acid, cobalamin (vitamin B12), and antioxidants as potential functional food snacks for adolescents with anemia. Methods: This study is experimental with a completely randomized trial design (CRD) with three treatments and triplicates. There are three comparison formulations of a combination of porang, moringa leaves, and black soybean-based tempe; respectively F1 (3:3:3)%, F2 (3:6:6)%, and F3 (3:10:10)%. The cookie sample was then analyzed for water content, ash, iron, folic acid, cobalt, and antioxidant activity. The differences between the samples were analyzed based on the activity of antioxidants, iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12 (cobalamin) in data obtained from triplicates using multivariate ANOVA analysis. Results: The results of the ash and water content tests of all three cookie formulations showed values in accordance with the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) for cookie products. F3 has significantly higher iron, folic acid, and cobalt levels than F1 and F2 (p<0.05). Antioxidant activity is highest in F3, but there is no meaningful difference between F2 and F3 (p>0.05). Conclusions: The combination of porang's tubers, moringa leaves, and tempe made from black soybeans, especially F3, has the potential to be used as a functional cookie processed product source of iron (Fe), folic acid, cobalamin, and antioxidants for adolescent anemia.

The Effect of Temvita Cookies as a Healthy Snack on Haemoglobin Levels of Adolescents with Anemia

“…Salah satu khasiat tempe adalah dapat mencegah anemia dan osteoporosis, dua penyakit yang banyak diderita wanita, sebab kodrat wanita yang harus mengalami haid, hamil serta menyusui (Masthalina, 2015). Penyakit anemia ini dapat menyerang wanita yang malas makan, karena takut gemuk sehingga persediaan dan produksi sel-sel darah merah dalam tubuh menurun (Bolang et al, 2021). Tempe dapat berperan sebagai pemasok mineral, vitamin B 12 (yang terdapat pada hewani) dan zat besi yang Received: Juni 2022, Accepted : Juli 2022 -Jurnal Photon Vol.12 No.2 DOI : https://doi.org/10.37859/jp.v12i2.3703 PHOTON is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License 105 sangat dibutuhkan dalam pembentukan sel darah merah.…”