ANALISIS KUALITATIF FORMALIN PADA TAHU MENTAH YANG DIJUAL DI PASAR KALINDO, TELUK TIRAM DAN TELAWANG BANJARMASIN
Abstract: Tofu is one of
favourite food in Indonesia because it is containing the nutrients which body
needs, such as protein. Tofu comes from processed soybeans and contains high
water, so it can only save for 1 or 2 days in storage. Because of that reason
several manufacturers or dealers add
additional ingredients, one of them was formaldehyde to made tofu were durable
to be restored and increases consumer appeal. The aim of the study was to
identifity the contain of formaldehyde at crude tofu in Kalindo, Teluk Tiram
and Telawang market Banjarmasin. The investigated sample was white crude tofu
were 19 samples obtained with accidental sampling. The type of research was
descriptive research. Qualitative analysis of formaldehyde at crude tofu was
done with conventional method by using Ag(NH3)2NO3 and KMnO4 0,1N reagents. The
result of study shows that crude tofu was sold in Kalindo market 90% (9 of 10
samples) positive contain formaldehyde, 100% (4 of 4 samples) at Teluk Tiram
market positive contain formaldehyde and 80% (4 of 5 samples) at Telawang
market positive contain formaldehyde
Keywords: Qualitative analysis, formaldehyde, crude tofu, conventional
Penulis: Novia Ariani
Kode Jurnal: jpfarmasidd160440
