Kandungan Zat Gizi Makro dan Vitamin Produk Buah Pedada (Sonneratia Caseolaris)

Abstract

Mangrove (Sonneratia caseolaris) grows in brackish waters.Its fruits, pedada, contains beneficial vitamin and has not been processed to jam and syrup. This study was aimed to determine the composition of macro nutrient and vitamin A, B1, B2, C of pedada and its products. Design of the study was complete randomized design of two replications. The results showed that proximate composition based on dried basis was 9.2 percent protein, 4.8 percent fat, and 77.6 percent carbohydrate. Macronutrient content of jam and syrup was lower than that of fresh fruit, except for carbohydrate. Vitamin A content in 100 g of pedada was 11.21 (RE) and in jam and syrup was 1.27 (RE) and 0.64 (RE) respectively. Vitamin B1 content in 100 g of fresh pedada was 5.04 mg, while in jam and syrup were 4.2 mg and 6.72 mg, respectively. Vitamin B2 content in 100 g of fresh pedada was 7.65 mg, while in jam and syrup were 1.94 mg and 1.12 mg, respectively. Vitamin C content in 100 g of fresh pedada was 56.74 mg and decreased to 12.20 mg and 17.08 mg in jam and syrup, respectively. Pedada and its products could contribute as source of macro and micro nutrient in the diet of community