New product development for mixed beverages of Aceh robusta coffee and cocoa

Abstract

Aceh Province is known by the central production of not only Gayo coffee but also Robusta coffee. They are produced on the southwest coast and east coast for cocoa commodities. Meanwhile, there have been changes in lifestyles, especially in the millennial generation, including at Aceh Province. To reach the opportunity it is very urgent to realise a new product development based on beverages. Focuses of this research were to obtain a coffee-cocoa blend formulation that is suitable for consumers and economical to develop by agroindustry. The design of experiments was formulated for an Aceh Robusta coffee-cocoa mix with percentages of 20 : 80, 40 : 60, 60 : 40, and 80 : 20. The hedonic analysis was done to find out consumer preference by aroma, colour, flavour, and texture parameters. A feasibility study was calculated by R/C ratio (Revenue/Costs), BEP (break-even point; EUR) analysis. The result of the study shows that the Robusta coffee-cocoa formulation (RK4) was liked the most by panellists with flavour description as moderate bitter and strong cocoa aroma (RK3), meanwhile based on colour and texture aspect, the panellists prefered RK1 formulation. Whereas R/C ratio 1.19, BEP (EUR) 0.7 explain that the business deserves to be developed.

Formulation, standardisation, proximate composition and shelf life analysis of palm date seeds (Phoenix dactylifera) coffee powder

“…The statistical analysis revealed that the p value is <0.05 for all the sensory attributes, the null hypothesis is rejected so there is a significant difference among all the sensory characteristics of the coffee powder. Widayat et al (2022) [12] reported that hedonic test assessment was carried out on mixed Aceh's Robusta coffee-cocoa products which covered four aspects: aroma, taste, colour and texture and the result of the study was observed. Statistically, ANOVA did not show a significant difference (p>0.05) among the sensory aspects of flavour, taste, colour and texture among the three variations of formulated coffee powder.…”

Genetic Diversity of Cultivated Gayo Arabica Coffee (Coffee arabica L.) Revealed via Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) Marker and Their Morphological Characteristics

“…In Indonesia, there were many hybrid varieties being developed and further commercial for breeding and the seedlings were originated from diverse countries, e.g. : Ethiopia, Kenya, Middle East, Timor Leste, and South America and they number could reach up to 16 varieties (Widayat et al 2022). However, there is very little information on the magnitude of the up-dated genetic diversity of arabica coffee from Aceh since its early introduction in the late 18th century.…”

“…; with the last two are originated from North Sumatra. Usually, those coffees possess the GI certi cates and by having them, this could have more improved their export opportunity at the global market such as by the case of the Arabica Gayo, that has already obtained its certi cate since 2000 (Widayat et al 2022). Moreover, such certi cation would also allow farmers to increase their income possibilities (BRIN 2023).…”

“…The coffee history in Aceh has begun when the Dutch colonial had pioneered and introduced the seeds in late 1889 or early 1920's. Considering its economic importance to major small holder farmers and their livelihoods' function, however, there is still a scarce information ever published regarding the genetic diversity of coffee in Aceh and its status quo and current information (Sunarharum et al 2019;Widayat et al 2022).…”