Judul: Pengolahan Pasta Bawang Merah
Abstrak: Bawang merah merupakan komoditi yang banyak dimanfaatkan sebagai bumbu oleh masyarakat. Ketersediaan dan harga bawang merah yang tidak stabil menyebabkan harus ada pengolahan lebih lanjut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh teknologi pengolahan dan formulasi pasta bawang merah serta mengetahui karakteristiknya. Penelitian ini dilakukan beberapa tahap yaitu persiapan bahan dan karakterisasi bawang merah, penentuan perbandingan bubur bawang merah dan lemak nabati serta konsentrasi emulsifier, dan evaluasi proses pengolahan. Penelitian menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap dengan 2 faktor yaitu perbandingan bubur bawang merah dan lemak nabati; konsentrasi emulsifier. Faktor perbandingan bubur bawang merah dan lemak nabati yaitu 1:1, 2:1, dan 1:2, sedangkan taraf konsentrasi emulsifier yaitu 1, 2, dan 3%. Hasil analisis statistik menunjukkan bahwa perbandingan bubur bawang merah dan lemak nabati mempengaruhi kadar air, VRS, dan FFA. Konsentrasi emulsifier dan interaksinya mempengaruhi kadar FFA pasta bawang merah. Perlakuan pasta bawang merah terbaik adalah perlakuan perbandingan bubur bawang merah dan lemak nabati 1:2 dengan konsentrasi emulsifier 2 dan 3%. Karakteristik pasta bawang merah yang terbaik adalah kadar air 16,89 dan 19,04%, VRS 3,29 dan 2,69 meq/g serta FFA 1,37 dan 1,38%.
Keyword: emulsifier, lemak nabati, pasta bawang merah

Judul: Pengaruh Penambahan Shortening dan dl-a Tokoferol terhadap Karakteristik Pasta Bawang Merah
Abstrak: Bawang merah merupakan produk basil pertanian yang mudah mengalami kerusakan seperti penurunan kadar air, kebusukan dan pelunakan umbi. Kerusakan yang ini akan mempengaruhi mutu bawang merah. Pengolahan bawang merah menjadi produk yang praktis, mudah dikonsumsi dan mempunyai daya tahan lebih lama seperti pasta bawang merah merupakan salah satu alternatif yang dapat dilakukan untuk mempertahankan mutu.
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Judul: Ragam jenis ektoparasit burung tekukur (Streptopelia chinensis) dan burung puter (Streptopelia bitorquata) di penangkaran
Abstrak: Spotted dove and Javan turtle dove are the bird species that are easily raised in captivity. Nevertheless, good management is required to successfully breed and raise the birds in captivity; otherwise, the condition may endanger the sustainability of the two bird species. Information on ectoparasites on the bodies of this bird as well as their captivity breeding has not been available, although admittedly taking ectoparasites from these bird families has much been done so that a research is obviously needed. This study aimed to find out various kinds of Spotted dove and Javan turtle dove ectoparasites and to learn various kinds of parasitic insects around the Spotted dove and Javan turtle dove cages. The study was conducted from April to June 2010. The methods of data collection included the general condition of the location, collection of ectoparasites specimens, processing and specimens identification. The data analysis was done descriptively and tabulated with the degree of infestation. The kinds of ectoparasites from the class of insects found in the body of Spotted dove were Goniocotes sp. and Columbicola columbae of phthiraptera order and Pseudolynchia canariensis of diptera order, and arachnida class, that is, tungau from the pterolichidae family. In terms of ectoparasites, Spotted dove and Javan turtle dove were similar, except that Javan turtle dove had no Pseudolynchia canariensis. Goniocotes sp. and Columbicola columbae were mallopaga order (biting lice) and were obligate. The kinds of parasitic insects in the vicinity of Spotted dove and Javan turtle dove cages were from the Ordo Diptera. The diptera classified as parasites included Anopheles, Culex, Psychodidae, Culicoides and Simulium, most of them vectors of disease. The presence of ectoparasites was closely related to how a breeding place is managed.
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