SIFAT ORGANOLEPTIK, SIFAT FISIK, SERTA KADAR β-KAROTEN DAN α-TOKOFEROL EMULSI BUAH MERAH (Pandanus conoideus) (The Organoleptic Properties, Physical Properties, and the Level of β-carotene and α-tocopherol of Red Fruit (Pandanus conoideus) Oil Emulsion)

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the organoleptic and physical properties, and the level of β-carotene and α-tocopherol of red fruit (Pandanus conoideus) emulsion. The emulsion was made by mixing red fruit oil and water in ratio of 7:3, with addition of some emulsifiers as treatments, namely 0.20% of CMC (carboxyl methyl cellulose) (F0), 0.5% of Tween 80 and 0.2% of CMC (F1), and 0.5% of Tween 20 and 0.2% of CMC (F2). Based on the organoleptic evaluation, the most preferred formulation of red fruit emulsion was F1, which have complementary ingredients, namely 0.50% of Tween 80, 0.20% of CMC, 0.06% of sodium benzoate, 0.02% of ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid (EDTA), 1.5% of orange citrus essence, and 15% of sugar. The acceptance scores of the formulation for color, taste, aroma, and texture were 4.5 (like-extremely like), 3.8 (neutral-like), 3.8 (neutral-like), and 4.1 (like), respectively, and the level of viscosity was thick with organoleptic score of 6.1 (thick). Physically, red fruit emulsion has red orange in color, citrus in aroma, sweet in taste, viscous in texture, viscosity 20.5 dPa.s, pH 6.4, and stability 100% in strorage for 30 days at room temperature. The content of β-carotene and α-tocopherol were 14 mg/kg and 229.4 mg/kg respectively. Keywords: Red fruit (Pandanus conoideus), emulsion, organoleptic and physical properties, β-carotene, α-tocopherol