Food bar is high caloric food made from blended food, enriched with nutrients, then formed into a compact bar shape. It is usually consumed either as breakfast or as snack food and is better than cakes or chocolates. This study was aimed to characterize the effect of canarium nut addition on the making of banana puree food bar. A completely randomized experimental design with four levels of treatments, i.e. 0%, 5%, 10% and 15% was applied in this research. Result showed that banana puree food bar with canarium nut addition caused not only a decrease in moisture, ash, and carbohydrate contents of 3.96%, 0.1%, and 2.6% but also an increase in protein content and fat content of 1.99% and 4.68%, respectively. Keywords: canarium nut, food bar, Musa troglodytarum, puree, tongka langit banana   ABSTRAK Food bar merupakan produk pangan berkalori tinggi yang dibuat dari campuran bahan pangan (blended food), diperkaya dengan nutrisi, kemudian dibentuk menjadi bentuk padat dan kompak (a food bar form). Food bar biasanya digunakan untuk sarapan atau sebagai makanan ringan (camilan), food bar merupakan makanan yang lebih baik dibandingkan dengan kue ataupun coklat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkarakterisasi pengaruh penambahan kenari dalam pebuatan food bar puree pisang tongka langit. Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan acak lengkap faktor tunggal dengan perlakuan penambahan kenari 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa food bar puree pisang tongka langit dengan penambahan kenari menyebabkan terjadinya penuruanan kandungan air, abu, karbohidrat yaitu 3,96%, 0,1%, 2,6% dan peningkatan kadar protein sebesar 1,99% dan lemak 4,68%. Kata kunci: food bar, kenari, pisang tongka langit, puree, Musa troglodytarum

Flakes made from tongka langit banana flour and corn flour are one of value-added diversified product of banana and corn. The aim of this research was to produce flakes made from tongka langit banana and corn flour with the exact formulation. A completely randomized experimental design with formulation of both flour was applied and was replicated twice. Results showed that the best treatment was found to be 20% banana flour and 80% corn flour. Flakes with this formulation were mostly accepted by panelists and had the moisture, ash, protein, fat, and carbohydrate contents of 5.12%, 3.65%, 3.37%, 1.78%, and 47.86%, respectively. Keywords: corn flour, flakes, tongka langit banana flour   ABSTRAK Flakes berbahan dasar tepung pisang tongka langit dan tepung jagung merupakan salah satu produk diversifikasi dari buah pisang dan jagung untuk meningkatkan nilai tambah kedua komuditi tersebut. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menghasilkan produk flakes dengan formulasi tepung pisang tongka langit dan tepung jagung yang tepat. Penelitian ini didesain menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap Faktor Tunggal yaitu formulasi tepung pisang tongka langit dan tepung jagung dan diulang sebanyak dua kali. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa perlakuan terbaik terdapat pada formulasi tepung pisang tongka langit 20% dan tepung jagung 80% yang dapat diterima oleh panelis dengan komposisi kimia sebagai berikut kadar air : 5,12%, kadar abu : 3,65%, kadar protein : 3,37%, kadar lemak : 1,78% dan kadar karbohidrat : 47,86%. Kata kunci: tepung jagung, flakes, tepung pisang tongka langit

Tongka langit banana is one of specific local fruits in Maluku Province, and is potential to be developed due to its good nutritional contents. The purpose of this research was to determine the exact blanching time on the acceptance of tongka langit banana juice drink. An experimental research with different blanching time, i.e 5, 10, 15, and 20 minutes replicated twicw was applied in this study. Results showed that tongka langit banana juice drink treated with 5-minute blanching time had the best acceptance level sensorically, that is yellow in colour (3.23), had banana like taste (3.14), no off flavour aroma (1.46), had aroma almost like banana (2.86) and a little bit cloudy (2.17). Keywords: acceptance, blanching, fruit juice, tongka langit banana   ABSTRAK Pisang tongka langit merupakan salah satu jenis buah lokal yang khas di Provinsi Maluku, dan berpotensi dikembangkan karena memiliki nilai nutrisi yang baik. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menentukan lama blansing yang tepat terhadap daya terima minuman sari buah pisang tongka langit. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimental dengan perlakuan lama blansing 5, 10, 15, dan 20 menit, yang diulang sebanyak dua kali. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Minuman sari buah pisang tongka langit dengan perlakuan lama blansing 5 menit memiliki tingkat penerimaan terbaik secara organoleptik, yaitu warna kuning (3,23), berasa pisang (3,14), tidak beraroma langu (1,46), mendekati beraroma pisang (2,86), dan agak keruh (2.17). Kata kunci: blansing, daya terima, sari buah, pisang tongka langit

Gandaria leather is a kind of fruit leather processed by gandaria fruit in the form of thin sheets with a thickness of 2-3 mm and has a specific consistency and taste according to gandaria fruit. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of added sugar on the physicochemical characteristics of gandaria leather. This study used a single-factor completely randomized design, with 0%, 5%, 10%, and 15% sugar concentrations. The results showed that the sugar concentration had a very significant effect on the parameters of water content, total sugar, total acid, vitamin C, and water activity (aw), and had a significant effect on the tensile strength of gandaria leather. The physicochemical characteristics of gandaria leather from various sugar concentration treatments are as follows: water content (14.05% -20.13%), total sugar (80.56% - 84.90%), total acid (3.10 - 12.37 mg/100g), vitamin C (59.44 - 78.48 mg/100g), water activity (0.48 - 0.62), and tensile strength (0.20-0.37 N). The resulting gandaria leather qualifies as good fruit leather, and the treatment with a 10% sugar concentration is recommended for gandaria leather which has the potential to be developed and commercialized.