Judul: Pengaruh Proses Pemasakan Nasi Jagung Terhadap Kandungan Protein dan Lisin Tersedia
Abstrak: Nasi jagung adalah salah satu bentuk produk jagung untuk makanan manusia. Di samping sebagai sumber energi, nasi jagung mempunyai kandungan protein yang cukup berarti. Pemanfaatan jagung untuk makanan manusia dapat menunjang penganekaragaman pangan guna mengurangi permintaan terhadap beras. Pemasakan nasi jagung akan mengakibatkan perubahan kandungan protein dan kerusakan asam-asam amino. Penelitian bertujuan mengetahui pengaruh proses pemasakan nasi jagung terhadap perubahan kandungan protein dan lisin tersedia.
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Judul: Pengaruh jenis jagung terhadap pembuatan beras jagung instan
Abstrak: Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui pengaruh jenis jagung terhadap pembuatan nasi jagung dan menghasilkan beras jagung instan yang praktis atau mudah dalam penyiapannya. Metode penelitian terdiri dari persiapan bahan (pembuatan beras jagung), percobaan 1 (pembuatan nasi jagung dari 3 varietas jagung) dan percobaan 2 (pembuatan beras jagung instan). Hasil rendemen dari pembuatan beras jagung adalah pada varietas Bayu (24.32%), Arjuna (29.68%), dan C-7 (29.85%). Kadar air dari beras jagung dari ketiga varietas jagung tidak berbeda nyata yaitu sekitar 12 %bk. Pembuatan nasi jagung dilakukan menggunakan alat tanak laboratorium dengan 2 metode yaitu rendam-kukus dan aron-kukus. Metode rendam kukus tidak menghasilkan nasi jagung yang bagus dalam waktu yang singkat (± 150 menit). Sedangkan metode aron kukus hanya memerlukan waktu 30 menit (10 menit untuk pengaronan dan 20 menit untuk pengukusan). Hasil dari pembuatan nasi jagung menunjukkan bahwa varietas Bayu dan Arjuna lebih pulen dibanding dengan varietas C-7, sehingga jagung yang dipilih dalam pembuatan beras jagung instan adalah varietas Bayu dan Arjuna. Tahap ketiga adalah pembuatan beras jagung instan. Pembuatan beras jagung instan meliputi perendaman dalam bahan kimia (1:1) selama 2 jam, pengaronan 10 menit, pengukusan 20 menit, dan pengeringan pada oven 60-70°C (3 jam). Larutan perendam yang dipakai adalah air biasa, Na2HPO4 0.2%, Na sitrat 1% dan CaOH 0.1%. Pengujian terhadap beras instan yang dihasilkan meliputi penyerapan air, pengembangan volume, kadar air, rasio rehidrasi, densitas kamba, rendemen dan uji organoleptik. ...
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Judul: Thermal Characteristics and Dynamics of Tropical Cyclone over Western North Pacific Ocean: A Case Study of Typhoon Songda (Chedeng) 2011
Abstrak: The frequent occasion of Tropical Cyclone (TC) over Western North Pacific (WNP) Ocean lies from 10˚N to 26˚N and 121˚E to 170˚E. Sources of TC development come from warm ocean temperature where latent heat is released during condensation processes and subsequently concentrated in the boundary layer. Relative humidity at 850-700 hPa is responsible to produce the most intense storm. Meanwhile, weak vertical wind shear between 850-200 hPa is one of the dynamical factors that lead to the development of TC. Pressure level of 850-200 hPa is chosen to minimize the thermodynamic effect in the lower troposphere. Typhoon Songda (Chedeng in the Philippines) or TSC lasted from May 18th to 30th, 2011 and strengthened into powerful Super Typhoon stage between May 24th and 27th. Long curving track and the exhibition of all sequences of TC life cycle, TSC is then considered as an ideal case of TC. The objective of the study with case of TSC is to investigate the role of thermal characteristics and dynamics on TC intensity. The research is carried out by using Advanced Research of Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF ARW model) version 3.3. Two domains are employed in the model. The first domain situate from 02˚N to 40˚N and 118˚E to 149˚E and cover spatial resolution () of 33.1 km. The second domain situate from 09˚N to 27˚N and 119˚E to 132˚E with of 11 km. Timestep of the model () is 120 seconds. The model is supported by the following physical parameterization, i.e., Yonsei University Scheme (YSU) in the boundary layer, Kain-Fritsch scheme (KF) in the cumulus, and WRF Single-Moment 3-class scheme in the microphysics. Initial meteorological condition prior to the formation of the cyclone is generated using WRF ARW standard-release model. Sensitivity of the model output is obtained from a selected single-parameter change scenarios, namely, 10 % to 20 % decrease and increase of wind shear initial data at 850-200 hPa, and by 10 % to 20 % decrease of relative humidity initial data at 850-700 hPa. The result showed that the negative correlations between wind shear and intensity are found in wind shear scenarios. Wind shears of 10 ms-1 which lead to strengthening of the wind intensity in the early period of Typhoon development are found in wind shear scenarios. The effect of wind shear changes on wind intensity is statistically significant in the 20 % wind shear scenarios. During mature stage, weak wind intensity occurred when wind shear increase as given in the WRF standard-release and the 20 % decreasing scenario. Different situation is found in the 20 % increasing scenario where wind shear tend to weak and lead to strong wind intensity at this stage. Meanwhile, the reduction of moisture supply at 850-700 hPa resulting from 20 % decreasing relative humidity play a major role in the weakening of wind intensity and reduces mechanical energy of the cycle process as much as 300 J kg-1.
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