PENGARUH PENAMBAHAN RIMPANG JAHE MERAH (Zingiber officinale varietas rubrum) YANG BERBEDA TERHADAP NILAI ORGANOLEPTIK OLAHAN DENDENG IKAN NILA (Oreochromis niloticus)
Authors: Aisyah Siti , Puspitasari Findya , Adawyah Rabiatul , Sanjaya Riki 
Published: August 2022

Dendeng adalah produk olahan daging tradisional khas Indonesia dan sampai saat ini minat masyarakat dalam mengonsumsi dendeng cukup tinggi. Dendeng didefinisikan sebagai makanan yang berbentuk lempengan yang terbuat dari irisan atau gilingan daging segar yang diberi bumbu dan dikeringkan. Dendeng yang berada di pasar kebanyakan mengandung air antara 9,9-35,5%, kadar gula antara 20- 52%, kadar garam antara 0,4-0,6%, kadar lemak antara 1,0-17,4%, serat kasar antara 0,4-15,5%, dan aw antara 0,4-0,5 (Purnomo, 1996). Dalam penelitian ini menggunakan 4 perlakuan yaitu  Perlakuan yang diberikan adalah O (tanpa penambahan jahe merah), A penambahan jahe merah 1 %, B penambahan jahe merah 2 %  dan C penambahan jahe merah 3%. Parameter yang diamati adalah uji organoleptik (rasa, warna, tekstur dan aroma). Berdasarkan penilaian panelis diketahui bahwa   perlakuan C  merupakan perlakuan terbaik dengan spesifikasi   warna dengan nilai 2,7 yang dimana mendekati agak coklat kehitaman, untuk aroma dengan nilai 5,6 menyatakan mendekati kuat aroma bumbu, tekstur dengan nilai 4,2 menunjukan agak empuk, dan rasa dengan nilai 4,2 menyatakan cukup manis dan gurih. Dengan kadar air  33,19 % ,dan berdasarkan penelitian Harnisah dkk,  kadar protein dendeng ikan nila sebesar 27,67 %  yang dimana menurut Astawan, 2004 bahwa dendeng tergolong dalam bahan.makanan semi basah yaitu bahan pangan yang mempunyai kadar air tidak terlalu tinggi dan tidak terlalu rendah yaitu 15-50%. Dendeng ikan nila memiliki nilai rata-rata  untuk uji organoleptik berbeda nyata pada setiap perlakuan terhadap spesifikasi warna, aroma, rasa dan tekstur. Hal ini menunjukan  bahwa H1 dapat diterima pada pembuatan dendeng ikan nila
 
Dendeng is a traditional Indonesian processed meat product and until now the public's interest in consuming beef jerky is quite high. Dendeng is defined as food in the form of plates made from sliced ​​or ground fresh meat which is seasoned and dried. Most of the jerky on the market contains water between 9.9-35.5%, sugar content between 20- 52%, salt content between 0.4-0.6%, fat content between 1.0-17.4%, crude fiber between 0.4-15.5%, and aw between 0.4-0.5 (Purnomo, 1996).
In this study using 4 treatments, namely the treatments given were O (without the addition of red ginger), A was the addition of 1% red ginger, B was the addition of 2% red ginger and C was the addition of 3% red ginger. The parameters observed were organoleptic test (taste, color, texture and flavor). Based on the panelist's assessment, it is known that treatment C is the best treatment with a color specification with a value of 2.7 which is closer to dark brown, for an aroma with a value of 5.6 which indicates that it is close to the strong aroma of spices, the texture with a value of 4.2 indicates a bit soft, and the taste with a value of 4.2, it is quite sweet and savory. With a water content of 33.19%, and based on the research of Harnisah et al, the protein content of tilapia jerky is 27.67% which according to Astawan, 2004 that jerky is classified as a semi-wet food ingredient, namely food that has a water content that is not too high and not too low at 15-50%.
Nile tilapia has an average value for the organoleptic test which is significantly different in each treatment with respect to color, flavor, taste and texture specifications. This shows that H1 is acceptable for making nile tilapia