Preliminary FS Of Fiber Production From Local Food Material At Small Business For Processed Food Product

Abstract

Indonesia as a tropical country that has fertile land so that many food crops that can be managed, including cassava and tofu waste. Utilization of tofu waste can be categorize at low added value like animal food for IDR 250/kg. Utilization of raw materials through management with a technological approach can make raw materials valuable and can compete with imported quality, such as fiber. At present the use of fiber for food by a lot of business people is still using import fiberproduct.The technological process that is ready to be applied in the community through coaching by tertiary institutions, namely research and community service. In addition, the process does not provide new problems, such as producing waste that is damaging to the environment. The use of enzymes in the process of making fiber from these raw materials does not produce waste that damages the environment.The resulting fiber can be used for making nuggets or other food that is expected to minimize imports. This import substitution in the future is expected to be able to give birth to the nation's independence in food matters.As the results of the study for 500 grams of tofu waste got 62.5 grams of fiber, simply 125 gr fiber / IDR 250 . Utilization of this 12.5 grams fiber by doughing 37.5 grams of chicken meat produced 50 grams nuggets with flavors competably with the same nugget ingredient with commercial fiber through organoleptic tests of 10 participants. 500 grams of cassava produced 27.5 grams of fiber, simply 125 gr fiber / IDR 11.363. Luckly, the flavor of cassava fiber was similar with that of tofu waste.