Abstract :
Red cabbage is a vegetable that contains vitamin C which is a very powerful
antioxidant. Usually people store vegetables and fruits in the refrigerator before
consumption. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of red cabbage
storage time and vitamin C levels in red cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var
capitata) which is juice made. The variation of storage time used was 1, 4, and 7
days with a storage temperature of 5oC. Qualitative test using FeCl3 and iodine
reagent gives yellow color, Fehling A and Fehling B produce brick red sediment,
and ammonium molybdate reagent gives blue color which means positive contains
vitamin C. Quantitative test is carried out by UV-Vis spectrophotometry with a
wavelength of 570.5 nm and operating time the 20th minute. The results of the
quantitative test, the levels of vitamin C on the first day were 63.92 mg / 100 g red
cabbage with% KV 0.2554%; on the fourth day was 63.32 mg / 100 g red cabbage
with% KV of 0.2583%; and on the seventh day was 62.52 mg / 100 g red cabbage
with% KV of 0.2611%. In the Tukey test, the p result is greater than 0.05, namely
0.831, which means that there is no significant difference in vitamin C levels or
no significant difference on the first, fourth and seventh day.