Judul: Pemanfaatan Prebiotik XOS dalam Pembuatan Cookies Fungsional untuk Kesehatan Saluran Pencernaan Penyandang Autis
Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan mempelajari formulasi pembuatan cookies yang diperkaya dengan prebiotik Xylo-Oligosakarida sebagai pangan fungsional untuk kesehatan saluran pencernaan penyandang autis. Desain penelitian ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap. Formula terpilih ditentukan berdasarkan kemampuan menumbuhkan bakteri asam laktat, kandungan serat, dan hasil uji organoleptik. Bahan utama yang digunakan adalah pisang kepok, tepung jagung dan tepung prebiotik Xylo-Oligosakarida (XOS) yang aman untuk diet gluten free casein free (GFCF). Formula cookies prebiotik terpilih menggunakan bahan utama berupa tepung pisang sebesar 67 gram dan tepung jagung 33 gram dengan penambahan prebiotik XOS sebesar 5% terhadap total adonan. Takaran saji cookies prebiotik terpilih adalah sebesar 50 gram. Cookies prebiotik terpilih per takaran sajinya mampu memenuhi sebesar 15.4% kebutuhan energi, 2.3% kebutuhan protein, 19.1% kebutuhan lemak, dan 36.5% kebutuhan karbohidrat untuk anak usia 5-7 tahun. Cookies terpilih dapat memenuhi klaim ‘mengandung serat’. Estimasi harga cookies per takaran saji adalah Rp9 091.91.
Keyword: autis, cookies, diet GFCF, prebiotik

Judul: Formulasi Snack Bar Rendah Gluten dan Sumber Protein Berbahan Tepung Ikan Lele, Kelor dan Pati Sagu
Abstrak: Bahan makanan yang tidak mengandung gluten dan kasein adalah bahan makanan yang dianjurkan bagi anak penyandang autis. Namun demikian, kebutuhan protein anak autis tetap harus dipenuhi untuk mendukung pertumbuhan dan perkembangan tubuhnya secara optimal. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengembangkan produk snack bar cokelat yang rendah gluten dan sumber protein berbahan tepung lele, tepung kelor, dan pati sagu. Rancangan percobaan yang digunakan adalah rancangan acak lengkap dengan tiga formula berdasarkan rasio tepung pati sagu dan tepung kelor yaitu F1 (5:1), F2 (2:1), dan F3 (1:1). Penentuan formula terpilih dilakukan dengan mempertimbangkan persen penerimaan panelis pada semua atribut. Sifat fisik snack bar cokelat terpilih (F1) memiliki nilai aktivitas air (aw) sebesar 0,592 dan nilai kekerasan sebesar 392 gf. Kandungan gizi F1 antara lain protein 14,65 gram (%bb), lemak 23,38 gram (%bb), karbohidrat 44,61 gram (%bb), energi 447 kkal per 100 gram, dan gluten 24,03 mg/kg. Takaran saji snack bar cokelat sebesar 45g memberikan kontribusi energi sebesar 10,1%-14,4% terhadap Angka Kecukupan Gizi anak usia 6-12 tahun; dan Snack bar cokelat ini dapat di klaim sebagai sumber protein dan rendah gluten., Non-gluten and non-casein food are strongly recommended for children with autism. Nevertheless, the protein requirement of autim children must be adequate to support optimal growth and development of their bodies. The aims of this study was to develop a chocolate snack bar product made from catfish flour, moringa flour, and sago starch which is low in gluten and a protein source. The completely randomized of experimental design was applied with three formulas based on the ratio of sago starch and moringa flour, i.e. F1 (5:1), F2 (2:1), and F3 (1:1). The selected formula determined by considering the percent acceptance of the panelists on all attributes of product was F1. The physical properties of the selected chocolate snack bar (F1) were 0,592 water activity (aw) value and 392 gf hardness value. The selected formula F1 contained protein 14,65g (%ww), fat 23,38g (%ww), carbohydrates 44,61g (%ww), energy 447 kcal per 100g, and gluten 24,03 mg/kg. The serving size of the chocolate snack bar was 45g; with 10,1%-14,4% contribution of energy adequacy ratio of children aged 6-12 years, and this chocolate snack bars can be claimed as a source of protein and low gluten.
Keyword: autism, catfish flour, chocolate snack bar, moringa flour, sago flour

Judul: Merremia dennstedt ex endlicher (Convolvulaceae) in Sumatra.
Abstrak: Merremia is a small genus in the family Convolvulaceae. Merremia is a perennial or annual herb or woody liana with stems creeping or twinning on trees or rocks, put out milky white sap when injured and some species with tubers. Merremia is often confused with genus Ipomoea, due to they have resemblance in funnel shaped or campanulate corolla and straight anther. Phenetically, some members of Merremia have yellow flower whereas Ipomoea has white, purple or purplish white. Merremia is also confused with Operculina due both have non-spinulose pollen and dehiscent capsule. Nevertheless, Operculina characterized by circumciselli capsule and Merremia characterized by valve capsule. The important character in Merremia is the spread of the hairs on corolla that can be easily observed at the mature flower bud. The genus Merremia is found in the tropical regions of both hemispheres. Merremia wildly distributed throughout the tropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, North and South America and approximately there were 80 species of Merremia in the world. A Total of 175 sheets (164 collection numbers) which are deposited in Herbarium Bogoriense, 97 sheets (95 collection numbers) which are deposited Andalas University Herbarium (ANDA) and 9 sheets (4 collection numbers) which are deposited in BIOTROP Herbarium (BIOT) were studied. It composed of all specimens of Merremia in Sumatra. Additional specimens were collected by the author 28 sheets (15 collection numbers) from North Sumatra, West Sumatra and Lampung, which are stored in BO and BIOT. The digital data that consist of type specimens and distributions of species from JSTOR Plant Science and Convolvulaceae Unlimited were also used here. All the hebarium specimens were studied based on their morphological characters following de Vogel (1987) and Rifai (1976). The terminology of morphological characters followed Lawrence (1955), Veldkamp (1987), Harris and Harris (1994), Hickey and King (2005) and Stearn (1983). Information on the habitat, ecology, distribution, vernacular names and uses were noted from the specimens label and literatures. Taxonomic studies in Sumatra were conducted. There are eight species, one subspecies, one varietas and two forma from nine previously species (M. cissoides, M. dissecta, M. emarginata, M. hirta, M. peltata, M. quinquefolia, M. tridentata, M. tuberosa and M. vitifolia), two subspecies (M. umbellata ssp. orientalis and M. tridentata ssp. hastata), one varietas (M. boisiana var. sumatrana) and two forma (M. hederacea f. pubescens and M. hederacea f. barbata) can be recognized. One species (M. tridentata) and subspecies (M. tridentata ssp. hastata) are excluded because they have been proposed to different new taxa Xenostegia by Austin and Staples. The existence of M. emarginata was noted as new record in Sumatra and M. cissoides was noted as new record in Indonesia. A phylogenetic analysis using PAUP*4.Ob10 was undertaken based on morphological characters, using Evolvulus nummularius and Porana volubis as the out group. The phylogenetic analysis used 35 morphological characters was resulted consistency index (CI) = 0.60, homoplasy index (HI) = 0.40, retention index (RI) = 0.56 and Rescaled consistency index (RC) = 0.34. Phylogenetic tree used morphological characters divided taxa into two groups. The separation support M. boisiana var. sumatrana, M. cissoides, M.
Keyword: Convolvulaceae, Merremia, morphology, phylogenetic, Sumatra