Produksi enzimatis Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) dengan enzim bromelin serta pemurniannya menggunakan adsorben zeolit
| Main Authors: | Palilingan, Septiany Christin, Pungus, Meity |
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| Format: | Article info application/pdf Journal |
| Bahasa: | ind |
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Fakultas Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam
, 2018
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| Online Access: |
https://indochembull.com/index.php/fulerene/article/view/41 https://indochembull.com/index.php/fulerene/article/view/41/27 |
Daftar Isi:
- One of the processed coconut products that is beneficial to health and has been widely used as an industrial raw material is VCO. Traditional rural communities and households have produced their own VCO for personal consumption because of its health benefits. However, the production process of VCO which still traditionally produces VCO products with a standard of quality and yield that has not been maximized. The research was carried out by enzymatic method, which added the enzyme bromelain contained in pineapple stem extract into coconut milk. The VCO product obtained was then purified by zeolite adsorbent, and water content and free fatty acid levels were tested. The results showed the highest VCO yield was found at a concentration of 20%, which was 36% and the purification of VCO with adsorbent zeolite was proven to reduce water content and free fatty acid levels with the highest percentage decrease in water content by 66%, and the highest percentage decrease in free fatty acid 63%. From the results of the study it can be concluded that the addition of pineapple stem extract containing the enzyme bromelain in the production of VCO can increase the yield of VCO to a maximum of 35.9% and purification of VCO samples with adsorbent zeolite proven to help reduce water content and free fatty acid levels.
- Salah satu produk olahan buah kelapa yang bermanfaat bagi kesehatan dan telah banyak dijadikan sebagai bahan baku industri adalah VCO. Masyarakat tradisional pedesaan dan rumah tangga telah memproduksi sendiri VCO untuk konsumsi pribadi karena khasiatnya bagi kesehatan. Akan tetapi proses produksi VCO yang masih tradisional menghasilkan produk VCO dengan standar kualitas dan rendemen yang belum maksimal. Penelitian dilakukan dengan metode enzimatis, yaitu menambahkan enzim bromelain yang terkandung dalam ekstrak batang buah nanas ke dalam santan kelapa. Produk VCO yang diperoleh selanjutnya dimurnikan dengan adsorben zeolit, dan dilakukan pengujian kadar air dan kadar asam lemak bebas. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan rendemen VCO tertinggi terdapat pada konsentrasi 20%, yaitu sebesar 36% serta pemurnian VCO dengan adsorben zeolit terbukti dapat menurunkan kadar air dan kadar asam lemak bebas dengan persentasi penurunan kadar air tertinggi sebesar 66%, dan persentasi penurunan kadar asam lemak bebas tertinggi sebesar 63%. Dari hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa penambahan ekstrak batang buah nanas yang mengandung enzim bromelain dalam produksi VCO dapat meningkatkan rendemen VCO maksimal sebesar 35,9 % dan pemurnian sampel VCO dengan adsorben zeolit terbukti dapat membantu menurunkan kadar air dan kadar asam lemak bebas.