Dodol merupakan salah satu makanan tradisional Indonesia yang menggunakan tepung beras ketan sebagai bahan baku utamanya.  Proses pengolahan dodol secara tradisional memiliki keunggulan dapat menghasilkan dodol dengan tekstur dan umur simpan yang lebih baik dibandingkan dodol komersial. Namun membutuhkan waktu yang lama dalam proses pengolahannya, tenaga kerja yang banyak, dan biaya produksi yang tinggi. Oleh karena itu, berbagai upaya dilakukan untuk memodifikasi pembuatan dodol guna mempersingkat proses pemasakan, menghemat biaya dan memperbaiki kualitas dodol.  Termasuk juga mengendalikan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi kualitas dodol seperti bahan baku, proses pengolahan dan pengemasan. Dodol juga merupakan produk yang memiliki kandungan gizi yang relatif rendah dengan kadar gula yang tinggi sehingga tidak direkomendasikan bagi penderita diabetes melitus. Berbagai penelitian yang mengarah pada upaya perbaikan nilai gizi dalam mewujudkan dodol sebagai pangan yang sehat telah banyak dilakukan.  Tulisan ini menyajikan review berbagai upaya dan penelitian untuk berbagai tujuan di atas.Kata kunci : Dodol, makanan tradisional, nilai gizi, teknologi pengolahan

Sweet potato is one of the typical foods of the Indonesian people. In addition to its sweet taste, nutritional value, sweet potatoes are foods that are easy to process so they have the potential to increase added value through processed products. This study aims to analyze the interest of farmers and the factors that influence the interest of farmers in processing sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) in South Binjai District. This research was conducted from March to May 2021 in South Binjai District, Binjai City. The research method used was descriptive quantitative with Likert model scoring techniques and multiple linear analysis models. The results showed the interest of farmers in processing sweet potato very increase, influenced by the willingness, awareness, attention and feelings of pleasure can increase the interest of farmers in processing in sweet potatoes. Then T-test calculation shows the significance of farmers' interest in processing sweet potatoes, consist of education, experience, and capital. While the variables of income, community environment and marketing were not significant effect on farmers' interest in processing sweet potato in South Binjai District. So, which producers (farmers) and distributors can market their products properly, it must produce quality sweet potatoes that consumers like.

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The aim of this study was to learn more about the macromolecular distribution of the food matrix system in the traditional food Dodol Ulame in order to better understand the interactions between starch, fat and sugar. Microstructural stages included dye selection, staining/coloring, material mixing, and observation. The starch was stained with APTS and the fat with Nile red. The starch was stained using the double staining method with covalent labeling. The samples were analyzed with a Zeiss Inverted LSM 800 AXIO Observer equipped with an AXIO cam 503 color camera and an excitation wavelength of 665 nm and 543 nm. The results indicated that GR was polyhedral. Fat and sugar are evenly distributed in the matrix system. Some of the fat interacts with the starch granules to form a coating that prevents the starch from interacting with the sugar and inhibits the imbibition of water into the starch granules at 50 °C and 70°C. Amylose escapes from the granules and reacts with the sugar solution at a higher temperature of 90 °C, while the free fat acts as a lubricant between the particles. This shows how flour, fat and sugar interact to affect the manufacturing process and the final properties of dodol ulame.