Fe content in “dragon fruits and Moringa oleifera” milk candy for stunting toddlers
Authors: Elisanti Alinea Dwi , Rindiani Rindiani , Ardianto Efri Tri 
Published: February 2023

<p align="center"><strong>ABSTRAK </strong></p><p><strong><em>Latar Belakang: </em></strong><em>Produk pangan fungsional telah menjadi trend sejak beberapa tahun terakhir.</em> <em>Hal ini tentunya sejalan dengan fokus bidang prioritas pada Rencana Induk Riset Nasional 2017-2045 terkait penerapan teknologi pengembangan nutrisi untuk mengatasi masalah stunting. Adapun salah satu kunci tren penggunaan pangan fungsional untuk permasalahan gizi adalah buah-buahan sebagai pangan fungsional. Terkait fokus stunting, selain makronutien, mikronutrien juga memegang peranan penting. Berbagai macam pangan fungsional telah di kaji, mulai dari biskuit, bubur, modisco, yogurt, susu. Namun masih sangat jarang pangan fungsional tentang produk permen susu berbahan dasar sayur dan buah.</em></p><p><strong><em>Tujuan: </em></strong><em>Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melakukan analisis kandungan zat besi pada permen susu berbahan dasar buah naga dan daun kelor.</em></p><p><strong><em>Metode: </em></strong><em>Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian deskriptif laboratorium, dengan sampel penelitian adalah produk permen susu buah naga dan daun kelor yang telah melalui uji organoleptik dan hedonik. Terdapat 3 sampel dalam penelitian yang masing-masing terdiri dari tepung buah naga: daun kelor: susu sapi yaitu P1 (12:1); P2 (14:2) dan P3 (16:3) dengan penambahan susu sapi 200 ml untuk semua sampel. Adapun preparasi sampel untuk proses pengujian diambil sebanyak 0,5 mg/sampel. Analisis kandungan zat besi pada permen menggunakan Atomic Absorbtion Spectrophotometer </em><em></em></p><p><strong><em>Hasil:</em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong><em>Nilai rata-rata</em><em> kadar zat besi pada permen </em><em>adalah</em><em> 393,31</em><em>ppm</em><em> sampai dengan 545,13 </em><em>ppm</em><em>. Kadar zat besi tertinggi terdapat pada perlakuan P</em><em>2</em><em> </em><em>yaitu </em><em>545,15 </em><em>ppm</em><em> dan perlakuan terendah terdapat pada P</em><em>2</em><em> 393,31 </em><em>ppm</em><em>. Nilai Fe dalam permen</em><em> </em><em>setara dengan</em><em> 0,39331 </em><em>sampai</em><em> 0,54515 </em><em>mg. Sedangkan angka kecukupan mineral zat besi harian untuk balita usia 1-3 tahun adalah 7 mg/ hari dan balita usia 4-5 tahun 10 mg/hari.</em></p><p><strong><em>Kesimpulan: </em></strong><em>Kandungan Fe pada permen susu “Dragon Fruits and Moringa Oleifera” mencapai</em><em> 1 </em><em>gram</em><em>/100</em><em> </em><em>g</em><em>r. Dalam 100 gram permen mampu memenuhi kebutuhan rata-rata mineral harian untuk balita usia</em><em> 1 – 5 tahun.</em><em></em></p><p><strong>KATA KUNCI</strong><strong><em>: </em></strong><em>Stunting</em><strong><em>; </em></strong><em>Buah Naga</em><em>; </em><em>Daun Kelor</em><em>; </em><em>Permen susu</em><em>; </em><em>Zat Besi</em></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p align="center"><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p><p><strong><em>Background: </em></strong><em>Functional food products have become a trend in recent years. This is in line with the focus on priority areas in the 2017-2045 National Research Master Plan related to the application of nutrition development technology to overcome stunting problems. One of the key trends of </em><em>using </em><em>functional food for nutritional problems is fruit as a functional food. Regarding the stunting focus, various kinds of functional foods have been studied, ranging from biscuits, porridge, mod</em><em>is</em><em>co, yogurt, milk. However, functional foods are still very rare regarding milk candy products made from vegetables and fruit.</em><em></em></p><p><strong><em>Objectives: </em></strong><em>This study aims to analyze the iron content in </em><em>“Dragon Fruits and Moringa Oleifera” </em><em>milk candy made from dragon fruit and Moringa leaves</em></p><p><strong><em>Methods: </em></strong><em>The research design used is a descriptive laboratory study, with the research samples being dragon fruit milk candy and Moringa leaves that have been through organoleptic and hedonic tests. There were 3 samples in the study, each of which consisted of dragon fruit flour: Moringa leaves: cow's milk, namely P1 (12:1); P2 (14:2) and P3 (16:3) with the addition of 200 ml of cow's milk for all samples. The sample preparation for the testing process taken as much as 0.5 mg/sample. Analysis of iron content in candy using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer</em><em>.</em></p><p><strong><em>Results: </em></strong><em>The </em><em>average value </em><em>of </em><em>iron </em><em>reached </em><em>393.31 ppm to 545.13 ppm. The highest iron content was found in the P2 treatment, namely 545.15 ppm and the lowest treatment was found at P2 393.31 ppm. The Fe value in </em><em>milk </em><em>candy is equivalent to 0.39331 to 0.54515 mg. While the daily mineral adequacy rate for toddlers aged 1-3 years is 7 mg/day and toddlers aged 4-5 years is 10 mg/day.</em></p><p><strong><em>Conclusions: </em></strong><em>The Fe content in “Dragon Fruits and Moringa Oleifera” milk candy reaches 1 gram/100g</em><em>r</em><em>. In 100 grams of candy can meet the average daily mineral needs for toddlers aged 1-5 years</em><em>.</em><em></em></p><p><strong>KEYWORD</strong><strong><em>: </em></strong><em>Stunting</em><em>; </em><em>Dragon Fruit ; Moringa leaves; Milk candy; Iron</em><em></em></p><p> </p>