Development of Analog Rice Made from Cassava and Banana with the Addition of Katuk Leaf ( L. Merr.) and Soy Lecithin for Lactating Women.

The development of analog rice, apart from being an effort to diversify food, also has the potential to be developed as a functional food to fulfill the nutrients needed by a community. Katuk leaf is known for its ability to accelerate the breast milk production of lactating women, which is inseparable from sterol in terms of bioactive content. This study aimed to determine the best formulation of analog rice made from cassava flour, banana flour, Katuk leaf powder, and soy lecithin that was sensorily acceptable, in a shape resembling rice, and able to fulfill the nutritional needs of lactating women.

Characteristics of the Beef Cheek Meat-Based Sausage Added with Snakehead () Gelatin.

This study is aimed at determining the functional effect of snakehead fish gelatin as a binder on the characteristics and shelf life of beef cheek-based emulsion sausage compared with bovine commercial gelatin. The level of snakehead fish gelatin used was 0%, 1%, 2%, and 3%, while that of bovine commercial gelatin was 2% with a storage time of 0 to 28 days in the refrigerator (4 ± 2°C). Emulsion stability, cooking loss, proximate composition, texture profile, and microstructure of sausage were initially determined before storage; then, observations were made every seven days to determine the shelf life of sausages based on pH, antioxidant activity, and TBA reactivity.

[Chemometric evaluation of in vitro studies of bioavailability of zinc in selected foodstuffs and menus].

Using simulated digestion-juices for extraction of 31 foodstuffs and 4 menues, 7 variables were subjected to measuring various polarographic parameters as well as determining antagonists of zinc absorbtion, and were evaluated by chemometric methods. Correlations between the different variables were determined by factor analysis, and 4 factors were extracted. By means of cluster analysis it was established whether similarities between the 31 foodstuffs and 4 menues are existing.