PENGUJIAN BIOASSAY BISKUIT BALITA YANG DISUPLEMENTASI KONSENTRAT PROTEIN DAUN KELOR (Moringa oleifera) PADA MODEL TIKUS MALNUTRISI
ABSTRACT: Malnutrition infants
need high quality and quantity protein intake. So far, protein source for
infant and children food product is limited in milk and its derivates which is
an expensive material. Kelor (Moringa oleifera) leaf meal has been known as a
potential protein source. Unfortunately, its protein digestibility is still low
due to its high fiber content. The processing of Moringa Protein Concentrate
(MPC) is able to eliminate its fiber content, so that it is effective to
formulate in infant biscuit product as milk substitute for fighting
malnutrition. The aim of this research was to determine the bioassay value of
infant biscuit supplemented with MPC. The result showed that protein content of
MPC was 60.48% and almost twice higher than moringa leaf meal. The protein
digestibility of MPC biscuit was 80.45% and was not significantly different
(P>0,05) compared to milk biscuit. Meanwhile, PER value of MPC was 2.29 and
higher than milk biscuit. It concluded that MPC was effective to substitute
milk in infant biscuit product and recover the health condition of malnutrition
infant.
Keywords: bioassay, MPC,
infant biscuit, malnutrition
Penulis: Nur Kholis, Faris
Hadi, Faris Hadi
Kode Jurnal: jppertaniandd100025
