Abstract :
ABSTRACT
SALBIYAH. B.1611025. Physicochemical and Organoleptic Characteristic
of Cookies with the Addition of Red Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) Skin
Flour and Corn Starch. Under the guidance of Intan Kusumaningrum and Titi
Rohmayanti.
Cookies are a type of biscuits made with soft dough, high fat content,
crunchy and when broken the cross section has a less dense texture. The purpose
of this study was to determine the effect of adding red dragon fruit peel flour and
corn starch flour with differences in thickness of cookies on physicochemical and
organoleptic characteristics of cookies, as well as knowing the chemical properties
of selected products. This study uses a two factorial Complete Randomized
Design (CRD). The first factor is the ratio of red dragon fruit peel flour and corn
starch flour which consists of three levels of treatment namely 20: 30%, 25: 25%,
30: 20%, and the second factor is the thickness of cookies consisting of three
treatment levels namely 0.5 cm, 1.0 cm and 1.5 cm. Product analysis includes
physical tests (developmental strength), chemical tests (water content), and
organoleptics (sensory and hedonic), then the selected products are analyzed for
their chemical properties. The results showed that the interaction with the ratio of
flour of red dragon fruit peel flour and corn starch to the thickness of the cookies
gave a significant effect on water content, bloomability, sensory (aroma and
overall) and hedonic (color, aroma, taste, texture and overall), and has no real
effect on sensory (color, taste and texture). The selected products are cookies with
the treatment ratio of red dragon fruit peel flour and corn starch 20: 30% with a
thickness of 0.5 cm which has a ash content of 3.17%, fat content, 28.76%,
protein content 5.24%, crude fiber content 16.59%, carbohydrate content by
different 43.62%, total calories 454.20 kcal, and antioxidant activity 27.62%
inhibition at 5 ppm sample concentration.
Keyword: cookies, physicochemical, organoleptic, red dragon fruit peel, corn
starch