Application of Salted Egg Technology Based Local Environment in the Agroindustrial Center of Brebes, Central Java

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the application of salted egg technology in the agro-industrial center Brebes, Central Java. The observational study to 40 respondents chosen using purposive random sampling was conducted from June 6 to August 6, 2016. The primary data were collected through interview, questioner, and field observation, and the data were analyzed descriptively using contingency tables with the X 2 test. The result showed that the agro-industry salted eggs using the method of curing with material from the local environment. The material components vary in gray, red bricks and soil except salt and water. The number of respondents who use three, two and one material of curing except salt and water, respectively were 15%, 65% and 20%. The business scale showed the dependence significantly (P < 0 05) with the application of technology in agro-industrial centers of salted eggs.

Study in Agroindustry of Salted Egg: Length of Salting Process and Marketing Reach Aspects

“…The used of different salting material and composition as well as its duration suggested that the applied technology of salting egg varied and unique (Sumekar et al, 2017). The used of ash and brick might relate to the fact that there were 202 brick industries that used rice husk and rice straw as burning material producing ash (Brebes Regency in Statistics, 2018).…”