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Development of Rosella Mint Syrup for Flores Flavors Project in PT. Sekolah Seniman Pangan

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PT. Sekolah Seniman Pangan is a creave entrepreneurship school focusing on the food sector. It
strives to support local heritage by developing products from local food ingredients while raising
awareness about the stories behind them. The author is an intern of the Research & Development
department but has experienced other internship acvies such as producon, event preparaons,
farm & garden tour, training sessions, and boot camp. Flores Flavors is the main project of the author
during the internship period. Flores Flavors is an iniave of the company, together with other
stakeholders, to raise the value of Flores's local food ingredients along with the culture and
tradions. In the said project, the author focused on product research and development of several
products, mainly Rosella Mint Syrup. The main ingredient, roselle ( Hibiscus sabdariffa L. ), can grow
well in low moisture & ferlity, high temperatures, and drought climates which is suitable for Flores
soil condions. The calyces of roselle were used with the leaves and stem of mint ( Mentha piperita
L. ). The syrup was developed arsanally with the resulng final formulaon consisng of water
(56.9%), cane sugar (38.0%), fresh roselle (3.8%), mint (3.2%), and dried roselle (1.9%) with the Brix
Value of 68 °Brix, and a shelf life of 6 months. The syrup met the desired texture, color, and flavor
standard, which should benefit the farmers, women, and young fellows involved in current and
future producons. Different local food ingredients and product combinaons should be researched
as there are high potenals in Flores agriculture.

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Series Title

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Call Number

EP FS007

Publisher

i3L, Jakarta : i3L, Jakarta., 2023

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Language

English

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NONE

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Subject(s)

Roselle
Hibiscus sabdariffa L
Mint
Syrup Development
Flores
Local Ingredients

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