Karakteristik Fisikokimia dan Organoleptik Puding Kefir dengan Penambahan Madu Sari Kurma

Abstract

Kefir merupakan produk fermentasi yang mengandung berbagai bakteri probiotik kompleks seperti Lactobacillus acidophilus dan Bifidobacterium bifidum. Kefir memiliki rasa yang asam dan mengandung alkohol, puding merupakan produk makanan instan yang beredar dipasaran. Kefir diolah menjadi puding dengan penambahan madu sari kurma diharapkan dapat menjadi makanan yang dapat dikonsumsi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis sifat fisik, kimia, organoleptik berupa uji kekuatan gel, nilai pH, uji kadar serat kasar, kadar air, nilai aw, kadar protein, uji hedonik dan skoring (rasa, tekstur, aroma warna) pada produk puding. Penelitian menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) dengan tiga kali pengulangan. Hasil penelitian menujukkan penambahan madu sari kurma pada puding kefir tidak berpengaruh nyata (P>0,05) terhadap karakteristik kimia selain aw dan kadar serat kasar serta hasil uji hedonik dan mutu hedonik pada warna berpengaruh nyata (P<0,05) terhadap parameter puding yang dihasilkan. Puding dengan perlakuan penambahan madu sari kurma 10% memiliki nilai skoring paling tinggi dibandingkan perlakuan penambahan madu sari kurma lainnya. Kata kunci: fermentasi, kefir, madu sari kurma, puding, susu

Kefir is a fermented product that contains various complex probiotic bacteria such as Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum. Kefir has a sour taste and contains alcohol, pudding is an instant food product that is widely available in the market. Kefir is processed into pudding added with date honey so that it is expected to become consumable food. This study aims to analyze the physical, chemical, and organoleptic properties which include gel strength test, pH value, crude fiber content test, water content test, aw value, protein content test, hedonic test and scoring (taste, texture, aroma, colour) for pudding products. The study used a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with three replications. The results showed that the addition of date honey to kefir pudding did not have a significant effect (P>0.05) on chemical characteristics except for aw and crude fiber content, as well as hedonic test results and hedonic quality on color, had a significant effect (P<0.05) on the resulting pudding parameter. The pudding with the treatment of adding 10% date honey has the highest scoring value compared to other treatments of adding date palm honey. Keyword: date palm honey, fermentation, kefir, milk, pudding