Judul: Formulation and Characterization of Analogue Rice made of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas), Sago Starch (Metroxylon sp), and Maize Flour (Zea mays)
Abstrak: Rice as the main carbohydrate source in Indonesia has created an unavoidable dependency. Constraints in consuming other carbohydrate sources are caused by unavailability of easy processed product, lack of nutrition knowledge and psychological readiness, and also lack of food product that can fulfill people’s taste. Therefore, food diversification needs a precise means so it can be consumed as staple food. Analogue rice is artificial rice made of non-rice and non-wheat raw material using twin screw extruder. Analogue rice made of sweet potato, sago starch, and maize flour has been formulated and characterized using hedonic test and physicochemical analysis. This analogue rice excellences are using low-processed sweet potato roots as one of the main ingredient, which consume less energy and consequently lower production cost, and high in thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, K, P, Fe, and Ca 2-3 times than polished rice from the combination of sweet potato, sago starch, and maize flour. The formulation for sweet potato pulp: sago starch: maize flour was 3: 1.5: 2.5. The analogue rice processing used cooking twin screw extruder at , furthermore its chemical compositions were examined. The result showed that the analogue rice contains 82.61% of carbohydrate, 0.83 ± 0.01 % of fat, 4.60 ± 0.16 % of protein, 10.26 ± 0.76 % of moisture, and 0.83 ± 0.02 % of ash. Addition of 0.1 % gelling agent hydrocolloid (alginate, carrageenan, konjac) improved the texture quality with carrageenan 0.1% decreased the hardness also konjac 0.1% increased the stickiness, however did not improve the hydration properties of analogue rice.
Keyword: gelling agent hydrocolloid, sago starch, sweet potato, analogue rice

Judul: Development of Rice Analogues from White Corn, Sorghum and Soy and Its Potential as a Functional Food
Abstrak: Development of rice analogues is one of the alternatives to support diversification program. Rice analogues is an artificial rice, shaped like rice grains and can be made from non-rice flours. One of rice analogues raw materials is corn. Corn is second carbohydrate source after rice and contain high level protein (7-12%). The utilization of white corn pulut harapan variety that contain low amylose and lokal variety white corn that contain moderate level of amylose is aimed to produce rice analogues with not too pera and sticky texture. Sorghum and soy flour are also used to develop rice analogues as functional food. Sorghum contains high protein (11.61%) and high fiber (4.09%). Soy flour contains high protein (above 35%) and low glycemic index (GI = 21). Extrusion technology was used to produce rice analogues because of the process effectiveness and because it produces rice analogues that is similar to conventional rice. The purpose of this study were: (1) to characterize the raw materials, (2) to obtain the best rice analogues formulation, physicochemical properties, and sensory quality, (3) to produce rice analogues from white corn and sorghum with the addition of soy flour, and (4) to analyze the glycemic index of rice analogues. The study was conducted in several stages: (1) preparation and characterization of raw materials, (2) formulation of rice analogues from white corn and determination the best composition of the ingredients, (3) evaluation of glycemic index of selected rice analogues. The best rice analogues formula based on the sensory test was composed of pulut and local corn (4.3% : 65.7%) and sago starch 30%. Its containing 5.35% dietary fiber so it can be used as a food source of dietary fiber. Rice analogues from white corn and sorghum raw material and soy flour potential as a functional food because were resistant starch (2.59% - 3.31%), total phenol (0.18 – 0.25 mg GAE/g sampel) and it can be used as a food source of dietary fiber (5.35% – 6.14%). Rice analogues from white corn raw material (JP) and white corn and soy flour (JPK) raw materials were selected for glycemic index test. The analysis results of JP and JPK formulation respectively were resistant starch 2.59% and 3.28%, total phenol 0.24 mg GAE/g sampel and 0.25 mg GAE/g sampel, total dietary fiber 5.35% and 5.84%. Glycemic index of JP rice analogues was 69 while JPK rice analogues was 50.
Keyword: Rice analogues, white corn, sorghum, soy, extrusion

Judul: Etno-ornitologi Burung Kancilan Flores (Pachycephala nudigula nudigula Hartert 1897) pada Masyarakat Lio di Taman Nasional Kelimutu
Abstrak: Bare-throathed whistler is one of several wild birds in Kelimutu National Park (TNKL) that is believed to have correlation with Lio Community‟s belief. The estimation of Bare-throated whistler‟s population in Kelimutu National Park was about 186.41-1668.07 individual by the density about 0.0389-0.3481 ind/ha with the sex ratio 6.2:1 that spreaded on area with height of 1100 – 1600 masl. The characteristic of Bare-throated whistler‟s habitat is a natural forest with various canopy level, high plant species diversity and high density. The habitat characteristics related to the availability of food in the form of insects, cover, safety and a nesting site. Generally the most of Lio community knew the existence of Bare-throated whistler directly or from their parents‟ stories. The perceptions of Lio Community to the Bare-throated whistler‟s existence is generally support the conservation efforts. The perceptions construct the Lio Community‟s atitude that tend to be conservative to the existence of Bare-throated whistler. The attitude shown by their behavior that not cathing the Bare-throated whistler from the TNKL‟s area or the outside. The attitude have an important role to the existence of Bare-throated whistler in Kelimutu National Park‟s area.
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