KUALITAS FISIK DAGING SAPI YANG DIRENDAM MENGGUNAKAN AIR KELAPATHE PHYSICAL QUALITY OF BEEF THAT SOAKED USING COCONUT WATER
Daftar Isi:
- Beef is a food source of animal protein which if not treated immediately its physical quality will easily decrease. Coconut water contains acetic acid which can maintain the physical quality of beef. The objective of this research was to find out the effect of soaking beef in coconut water on pH, water holding capacity, cooking loss, and tenderness. This research was held on July 2018 at Nutrition and Feed and Laboratory and Laboratory of Agricultural Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Sriwijaya. This research used Complete Random Design (CRD) with 4 treatments and 5 replications. The treatments were as follow: P0 (without treatment); P1(soaking beef using coconut water for 30 minutes); P2 (soaking beef using coconut water for 60 minutes); and P3 (soaking beef using coconut water for 90 minutes). Variables include pH, water holding capacity, cooking loss, and tenderness. Data were analyzed by using analysis of variance and further test using Duncan's Test. The results showed that the soaking time provides the influence on pH, water holding capacity, and cooking loss (P<0.05), while on tenderness not influential. It was concluded that the best treatment is soaking beef using coconut water for 30 minutes because it reduce the percentage of cooking loss and increase meat tenderness compared to other treatments.