The formulation of the vanilla ginger drink relies on red ginger or Zingiber officinale var. Rubrum, which is extracted as a powder due to its wide usage as a spice in beverages and its health benefits. Vanilla ginger drinks, popular in Indonesia, are marketed as refreshing milk-based drinks combining vanilla and ginger flavors in liquid form. However, to improve efficiency in terms of time…
Texture, often overshadowed by flavor, is a critical attribute in cereal bar development. This research explores the texture preferences of sugar-substituted cereal bars, focusing on individual characteristics such as age, gender, and masticatory performance. The study associates and correlates these characteristics with texture preference to provide recommendations for optimizing the textur…
In the process of manufacturing lemon juice, a significant proportion of the byproduct, specifically 83%, is discarded. Fruit leftovers are biodegradable and potentially harm the environment due to their high moisture and microbial load. A product was developed out of citrus peels in an effort to utilize lemon waste during the production of “Maha lemon” in order to increase the value of…
Virgin coconut oil (VCO) is a functional food oil that became increasingly popular as a nutritional supplement and functional food. In the early days, VCO was taken directly like a medicine, but due to the oil's unpleasant raw flavor, many people disliked it. This problem might be handled by applying VCO to other products as other vegetable oil substitutes. The food product with the greatest po…
Maintaining food safety is crucial for the health and well-being of individuals. By incorporating food-grade KCl and Chitosan, the antimicrobial properties of food can be significantly improved, leading to better overall health for consumers. That is why this project focuses on studying and investigating their effects on the growth of Salmonella spp. in chicken meat and includes a sensory a…
The four-month internship activities were carried out at PT. Heinz ABC Indonesia, located in Bendungan Walahar, Walahar, Karawang Regency, West Java, focused on RTD and soy sauce production. In the internship activity, the authors focused on the food safety and quality division at the system implementation sub-division, where the authors assemble, implement, and validate the system. The aut…
PT. Sekolah Seniman Pangan (SSP) serves as a creative food entrepreneurship school and business incubation ecosystem, specifically designed to support rural youth, women, and indigenous peoples in different parts of Indonesia. During her internship, the author conducted a project which focused on developing plant-based cheese using coconut milk with various gelling agents used. Plant-based chee…
Plant-based meat popularity has been trending in these past couple of years. This trend can be aributed to a growing awareness of plant-based diets' environmental impact and potenal health benefits. The trend also affects the development of plant-based meat products in various countries. This study aimed to develop plant-based products in …
Sauces have the benefit of enhancing the flavor of anything people use. In fact, the main ingredient of the white cheese sauce is using full cream milk to create a creamy flavor. Nowadays, consumers started caring more about the environmental and animal-welfare effects. The significant environmental impact of milk production is another factor encouraging research and manufacturing of plant-…
There is a possibility of sorghum utilization as a food product in the Indonesian Market. In reality, some parts of the country already started to produce Sorghum to provide food and animal feed requirements. This is due to the nutritional content in sorghum that is said to be high in carbohydrates, protein (10%), fiber, and a rich source of amino acids. However, a large portion of compon…
Curcumin (CUR) has been traditionally used as a wound healing agent, thus, is a good wound dressing agent. To further enhance anti-bacterial prevention, levofloxacin (LEVO) is considered as it has high effectiveness towards both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. CUR and LEVO are added to ethyl cellulose (ethocel) due to its high stability towards heat, light, and chemicals. Zein is …
Chronic diabec wound is a common complicaon in diabetes mellitus which is caused by a prolonged wound-healing process from a persistent inflammaon phase. Thus, proper wound treatment is needed to promote wound healing and protect the wound from infecon. Biocellulose (BC) as wound dressing provides a moist environment to protect skin and pr…
Breast cancer is one of the most commonly found cancer cases worldwide with a relatively high mortality rate. It was found to be highly correlated with metastasis properties of cancer cells that facilitate their rapid invasion and motility. The reduction of disulfide bonds into active thiol functional groups was previously found to be able to reduce the migration and invasion of other cancer…
Wound healing is a process that naturally takes place when the body is injured, comprising four phases: hemostasis, inflammaon, proliferaon, and remodeling. Proper wound care is crucial to prevent infecon and complicaons that can impact the paent's quality of life, and to accelerate the healing process. Biocellulose (BC), a bacterial-derived …
Mesenchymal stem cells secretome (MSC-S) are non-hematopoietic multipotent stromal cells that have the ability to renew themselves and differentiate into multilineages, which has been shown to have therapeutic effects on wound healing process. In order to produce a “ready-off-the-shelf ” secretome powder, a lyophilization or also known as freeze-drying process needs to be carried out. I…
Diabetes has been a worldwide growing issue with a risk of diabetic ulcers, which are chronic wounds with impaired wound healing processes. The current wound dressing commonly used in clinical practice, gauze, remains unsatisfactory due to its lack of exudate control, moisture provision, and risk of re-injury during replacement of the dressing. On that account, the development of a more suit…
With the rising popularity, herbal medicine has increasing consumption with a minimum 80% worldwide population or use it as their primary medicine depending on their culture and location. The usage of herbal medicine during pregnancy in Indonesia was reported to be 60% in 2020 due to an attempt to alleviate common side effects of pregnancy. However, herbal medicine has not been regulated en…
Coriandrum sativum leaves extract was made in dosage form of effervescent granules which were expected to have an ability in treating Alzheimer ’s disease. It is essential to obtain the optimal formulation in order to achieve the most efficient medications. Therefore, this study aimed to formulate effervescent granules containing coriander extract and evaluate the physicochemical characte…
Mucosal wound is a wound that appears in the mucosal ssue that can be caused by a variety of factors, such as medicaon, environmental factors, microbiota and genec factors. Incorporang resveratrol and levofloxacin in ethyl cellulose can create a wound dressing that has good thermostability and durability. Resveratrol was found to have an-i…
Cereal bars are currently popular snacks made primarily of cereal, fats, and sugar as it's convenient and portable. However, high amounts of sugar are typically included in the formulations, and excessive consumption of these sugars may result in health problems. To address the issue, this sugar substitutes (polyols) such as sorbitol, isomalt, erythritol, and xylitol are used to replace sugar i…
The study was conducted during the author's internship as a Creative and Design Intern at IFF - PT Essence Indonesia. IFF is a key supplier in the flavors and fragrances market, and the author had the opportunity to use masking and vanilla flavor for her project. Non-dairy milk alternatives are growing in popularity and there are more available options such as plant-based milk. In this proj…
Secretome is a bioactive substance secreted by MSCs in a conditioned media, which consists of growth factors, other substances that are able to provide a biological response by undergoing signal transduction. A secretome-based therapy has gained attention as a novel cosmetic active ingredient for its antioxidant and wound healing properties. To overcome the stability issue, freeze-drying te…
substantial global public health concern has been raised due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak in 2019. Flavonoids were reported to possess anti-SARS-CoV-2 properties by targeting 3-Chymotrypsin Like protease (3CLpro) which is the main enzyme involved in the life cycle of SARS-CoV-2. Zingiber zerumbet (bitter ginger) is a plant native to Indonesia …
Skin issues are common problems in daily life. The oxidative effect by exposure to UV radiation and pollution causes skin inflammation and premature aging. Nowadays, the cosmetic industry has shifted toward usage of natural products. The Noni fruit (morinda citrifolia) used as food and medicine, prevents and treats a variety of diseases. The problem with the extract is their poor penetr…
The CoronaVirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 continues to be a global pandemic with substantial socioeconomic damages. Exploration of bioactive compounds from herbal resources with potential anti SARS-CoV-2 effects are currently on the rise. In particular, naturally-derived flavonoids are reported for its capability to inhibit 3-chymotrypsin like-protease (3CL ), a promising…
esenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been long studied and developed as a regenerative medicine supported by their secreted bioactive molecules called secretome or MSC-secretome (MSC-S) that contain soluble factors and extracellular vesicles (EVs). Unlike the MSC-based therapy that utilized the whole cells, secretome is a cell-free therapy that would ease the future treatment development as it …
"This study aimed to develop chicken nuggets and chicken meatballs using different substitutions of chicken seasoning obtained from different suppliers. The availability of specific ingredients, long lead time, cost, and Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) would impact the production process of the products. Consequently, the sensory properties of the products were examined. All the data shows no …
The challenge of sustainability continues to grow harder as long as the world's population keeps increasing and more edible oils and fats are consumed. The environmental and reputational problems with palm oil (Elaeis guineensis), which has contributed to climate change and deforestation, have been particularly pronounced. Moving to an alternative vegetable oil as a functional edible oil, su…
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