Kajian Pembuatan Teh Celup Dengan Daun Pegagan (Centella Asiatica L. Urban)

Abstract

Trend of back to nature has been widely developed in the world. One of the products from crop gotu kola is an herbal tea. Herbal tea contains powerful herbs for health. Packaging form of bags has been made to increase the added value of gotu kola tea. Tea bags are packaged processed food products in the packaging bag made from filterpaper that can be presented instantly and quickly. Gotu kola plant contains many chemical substances that useful to human’s health. Gotu kola can be clean the toxins blood from the body,improve digestive disorders and delay wrinkles. In addition it can helpimprove stamina, memory, mentally, and also help balancingthe energy levels, decrease symptoms of stress and depression. The active agent of this plant can also increase IQ, mental ability, such as mentally weak disorder in children. Making gotu kola tea bags in this study consisted of two types, namely sweet type and non sweet type, stevia is used to be sweetener. Through organoleptic test, panelist were asked to express they response to several tests of taste, aroma and color of a tea bag steeping of gotu kola. The results of analytical of chemical praresearch for raw materials of herbal tea ie gotu leaves, green tea leaves, citrus leaves and stevia leaves showed that the water content range ie 5,88-7,43 % w / w (SNI: max 8 % w / w) ash content, ie 4,65 - 5,76 % w / w (SNI: max 8 % w / w); and fiber content, ie 10,23 - 12,74 % w / w (SNI: max 16 % w / w). But all of the samples do not follow the standard of ISO, in terms of water soluble ash content, ie 35,63-41,22 % w / w (SNI min 45 % w / w). Results of quality analysis from all the selected samples showed that all of the samples have been met with SNI, which are not torn after soaking for about 15 minutes both cold water and hot water. Based on the results of statistical calculations can be obtained that the panelists preferred formulation for non sweet type is to the G formula, the composition are from 20% grams of gotu kola ; 60% of green tea; and 20% of citrus leaves. Where as for sweet type is preferred to the D formula, the composition are from 42,86% of gotu kola; 28,57% of green tea; 14,285% of citrus leaves; and 14,285% of stevia.