Judul: Antioxidant Activity and Organoleptic  Properties of Chicken Nuggets Added with Saffron Flower Mash (Crocus Sativus  L)
Abstrak: Safron memiliki banyak kegunaan bagi kesehatan karena memiliki kandungan antioksidan yang tinggi. Penambahan safron pada nugget ayam ditujukan untuk meningkatkan kandungan antioksidannya. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis karakteristik yang meliputi sifat fisikokimia, aktivitas antioksidan dan organoleptik nugget ayam yang diberi penambahan safron sebagai tambahan bumbu pada proses pembuatannya. Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan acak lengkap (RAL) satu faktor perlakuan dengan tiga kali ulangan pembuatan nugget ayam. Faktor perlakuan tersebut adalah penambahan tepung bunga safron dengan persentase 0%, 0,25%, 0,5%. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa nugget ayam dengan penambahan tepung bunga safron hingga 0,5% menghasilkan kadar air yang nyata lebih rendah (p<0,05), tanpa perbedaan nilai pH dan aw yang nyata. Penambahan tepung bunga safron pada nugget ayam hingga 0,5% mampu meningkatkan aktivitas antioksidan secara nyata (p<0,05) dan menurunkan kandungan malonaldehida sampai pada batas tidak terdeteksi. Penambahan tepung bunga safron pada nugget ayam baik 0,25% maupun 0,5% pada seluruh kriteria mutu uji hedonik tidak menunjukkan perbedaan yang nyata (p<0,05) dengan nugget ayam tanpa penambahan tepung bunga safron kecuali pada kriteria mutu rasa. Hasil uji mutu hedonik menunjukkan bahwa penambahan tepung bunga safron berpengaruh nyata (p<0,05) terhadap warna, aroma nugget, aroma safron dan rasa. Penambahan tepung bunga safron hingga 0,5% menghasilkan karakteristik nugget ayam yang lebih baik, kecuali pada kriteria mutu rasa yang kurang disukai panelis., Saffron has many health benefits due to its high antioxidant content. The addition of saffron to chicken nuggets is intended to increase its antioxidant content. Thisstudy aimsto analyze the characteristics that include physicochemical properties, antioxidant activity and organoleptic chicken nuggets that were given the addition of saffron as an additional seasoning in the manufacturing process. This study used a completely randomized design (CRD) with one treatment factor with three replications of making chicken nuggets. The treatment factor was the addition of saffron flower flour with a percentage of 0%, 0.25%, 0.5%. The results showed that chicken nuggets with the addition of saffron flower flour up to 0.5% resulted in a significantly lower water content (p < 0.05), without a significant difference in pH and aw values. The addition of saffron flower flour to chicken nuggets up to 0.5% was able to significantly increase the antioxidant activity (p < 0.05) and reduce the malonaldehyde content to an undetectable limit. The addition of saffron flower flour to chicken nuggets both 0.25% and 0.5% on all hedonic test kriteria mutus did not show a significant difference (p < 0.05) with chicken nuggets without the addition of saffron flower flour except for the taste kriteria mutu. The results of the hedonic quality test showed that the addition of saffron flower flour had a significant effect (p < 0.05) on the color, aroma of nuggets, saffron aroma and taste. The addition of saffron flower flour up to 0.5% resulted in better characteristics of chicken nuggets, except for the taste criteria that the panelists did not like.
Keyword: antioksidan, fisikokimia, nugget ayam, organoleptik, tepung bunga safron

Judul: Physicochemical and Sensory Characteristic of Chicken Nugget with Arrowroot Flour (Maranta arundinacea) as Filler
Abstrak: Tepung garut memiliki potensi yang besar untuk dikembangkan menjadi produk yang bernilai tinggi karena kandungan pati dan juga manfaatnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis karakteristik fisikokimia dan organoleptik nuget ayam dengan substitusi tepung garut serta menentukan taraf yang optimal dalam pembuatan nuget ayam. Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan acak lengkap (RAL) satu faktor dengan perlakuan subtitusi tepung garut terhadap tepung tapioka sebesar 0%, 10%, dan 20% dengan tiga pengulangan pembuatan nuget. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa nuget ayam dengan substitusi tepung garut tidak memengaruhi nilai aw, tekstur tingkat elastisitas, kadar air, kadar protein, dan uji organoleptik, tetapi menghasilkan nilai pH, nilai tekstur tingkat daya kohesif dan daya kunyah yang lebih rendah dibandingkan tanpa substitusi tepung garut. Secara keseluruhan, nuget ayam dengan substitusi tepung garut 20% menunjukkan hasil terbaik berdasarkan nilai aw, kadar air, kadar protein, dan tekstur yang dihasilkan., Arrowroot flour has great potential for development into a high-value product due to its content and benefits. This research aims to analyze the physicochemical and organoleptic characteristics of chicken nuggets with the addition of arrowroot flour and determine the optimal level for chicken nugget production. This study used a one-factor complete randomized design (CRD) with the treatment of arrowroot flour substitution for tapioca flour at 0%, 10%, and 20% with three repetitions of making nuggets. The results of the study show that chicken nuggets with the addition of arrowroot flour do not significantly affect the pH value, elasticity level, moisture content, protein content, and sensory test, but they yield lower values for pH, cohesiveness level, and chewiness compared to those without arrowroot flour. Overall, chicken nuggets with 20% arrowroot flour addition show the best results based on water activity, moisture content, protein content, and texture produced.
Keyword: arrowroot flour, chicken nugget, filler

Judul: The Solution of Nonlinear Volterra Integral Equation using Linearization Method.
Abstrak: Many natural phenomena can be explained by mathematical models. One of those models is in the form of Volterra integral equation, which is usually nonlinear. Analitically, a nonlinear form is difficult to solve. Therefore, this research is aimed to discuss solution of Volterra integral equation using linearization method. Linearization is done to nonlinear integrand with Taylor series expansion. According to this linearization, a numerical solution of Volterra integral equation is obtained using MATLAB 7.0.1 software. Validity of this method is tested by comparing the approximate with the exact solution. The result of this research shows that the numerical solution agree with the exact solution quite well.
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