Pengembangan Agribisnis Pedesaan Melalui Pemanfaatan Kulit Kakao Sebagai Sumber Pektin
Abstract: The development of
food industry in Indonesia has increased the demand and domestic consumption of
pectin. Cocoa skin is potentially used to produce pectin as the raw material of
industry. This study aimed to determine the effect of treatments on raw
material, the medium and pH extraction to the characteristics of the pectin
produced from cocoa skin, and to analyse the economic feasibility of pectin
production from cocoa skin. Production was started with pectin extraction using
citric acid solvent to some variables :
1) type of raw material (fresh and dried), 2) extraction time (60 and 90
minutes), and 3) pH of the extraction (2.5 and 3.5), then was continued by
clotting with 95% ethanol, washing and drying of pectin. Economic analysis was
done through analysis of break-even point (BEP) and the return cost ratio (RCR)
to determine the level of benefits and feasibility of cocoa skin utilization.
The results showed that the research treatments produced 5.6% - 6.7% pectin
from initial weight of cocoa skin used, and the moisture content was 8.7% -
9.58%. Total revenue of the business is IDR 1.340.000/ month with a total
production cost of IDR 1.000.300/ month. RCR value of 1.34 and BEP quantity of
2 kg showed that cocoa skin processing industry
profitable to be implemented.
Penulis: Elvira Iskandar, Cut
Erika
Kode Jurnal: jppertaniandd140166
