Analisis Kandungan Zat Pengawet Boraks Pada Sampel Jajanan Bakso di Desa Jatipurno Kabupaten Wonogiri
Abstrak: Wonogiri an area that
is well known as an area where people are dominated by traders meatballs. Type
meatballs offered vary from meatballs served with noodles in the form of soup
or meatballs are sold singly or known as grilled meatballs. Things are very concerned
about is the use of borax in meatballs often functioned as chewing of food.
Borax poisoning can occur through food, one of which is meatballs as one type
of food that is very familiar. This study aimed to analyze the content of borax
in food, especially meatballs in Jatipurno village, Wonogiri. This type of
research is descriptive laboratory with laboratory tests are qualitative and
quantitative methods of flame with acid-base titration method. The population
is all hawker meatballs in Jatipurno village, Wonogiri. Sample was taken by
purposive sampling of each meatball sellers. The experimental results on
samples compound identification borax meatballs with flame method, note that of
the 50 samples tested meatballs did not produce a green flame which means not
detected borax content in the samples. The final conclusion is that the
meatballs were analyzed by flame proving that the sample was circulated in
Jatipurno village, Wonogiri is not identified free of borax and borax content.
Not to do quantitative research to determine levels of borax meatballs snacks
for the qualitative research produces a negative value (does not contain
borax).
Keywords: Food Additives,
meatball snacks, borax
Penulis: Winny Swastike,
Shanti Emawati, Ayu Intan Sari
Kode Jurnal: jppeternakandd150387