Cancer is a complex disease that involves the growth of cells inside the body. In 2020, more than 10 million people died from cancer worldwide. One of them is brain cancer. Brain cancer itself has higher mortality rate on men rather than women. One of the tools that play pivotal role in detecting cancer is Artificial Intelligence. The Artificial Intelligence helps on analyzing the image pat…
Dengue fever, an acute arthropod borne febrile disease, infects 50-100 million people annually. Indonesia is ranked second out of thirty endemic Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) countries from 2004-2010. According to Indonesia’s ministry of health, there are 60,296 cases of dengue fever up until April 2024 resulting in 455 deaths.The high infectivity rate and unavailability of drugs that hav…
In order to address the needs of infants with cow's milk allergy, two formulations of a semi-solid, dairy-free, ready-to-use complementary food were developed. These formulations were created in an attempt to fulfill BPOM regulations and infant recommended dietary allowance values, differing only in their peanut oil to palm rations: formula 1 (30:177) and formula 2 (50:157). Both Formulae were …
Apple (Malus domestica) is the second most popular fruit for processing globally due to its high nutritional value. However, with the increasing health consciousness, consumers are looking for foods and beverages with health-promoting benefits and nutritional value. Thus, the demand for functional foods and beverages with prebiotic properties.
Lipid-based dairy free RUCF is a ready to use complementary food made with local ingredients. The important quality of the RUCF is the nutrient composition and physicochemical properties, especially the oil separation and PV. With the problems encountered with oil separation in previous study about development of lipid-based dairy free RUCF, this study will reformulate the RUCF with adjuste…
The study addressed the global health concern surrounding folate deficiency by proposing the development of folate-enriched natural snacks using osmotic dehydration, due to its potential to fortify fruits with essential vitamins. The study was structured into preliminary and primary studies. In the preliminary study, a variety of fruits were assessed, and guava was selected as the most suit…
The turkey berry was first found in 1899 in Columbia County, Florida, and has since spread to at least nine other nations in the Florida peninsula. Turkey berry (Solanum torvum), a nutrient-rich plant, offers significant medicinal and culinary benefits due to its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antibacterial properties. Despite its health advantages, its consumption is limited by its bit…
Modern food packaging provides a way to make food safe, reliable, shelf-stable and clean. Edible films, composed of biopolymers that biodegrade along with the food they contain, offer a preservation in structural integrity, and prevention in microbial growth as well as moisture loss. Edible films, crafted from abundantly found ingredients like carrageenan, offer a cost-effective and environ…
Utilization of local raw materials such as sago can be an alternative to replace the use of wheat flour in noodle production. However, noodles in general and even sago noodles lack essential nutrients, especially protein and minerals. To address this, fortification processes involving the materials high in protein, anchovies (Stolephorus sp.) and minerals, brown seaweed (Sargassum sp.) are e…
The increasing popularity of pasta is correlated with both modern and busy consumer lifestyles where versatility and convenience become a major key factor in consumer perception and buying decisions. In order to fulfill the market demand, a modern approach to optimize the nutritional value as well as the physical properties of pasta by fortifications has been promoted. One example of the for…
Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a carcinogenic mycotoxin that is widely present in coffee beans and causes public health concern that can widely grow in Indonesia’s temperature. This present study aims to evaluate the OTA contamination level in Robusta coffee beans Indonesia using LC-MS/MS analysis. The age group and consumption rate was determined from the literature as follows: 19-25 years old (h…
As a fruit, apple provides a considerable amount of bioactive compounds, including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds. It is known as rapidly perishable food and is usually processed into apple juice in order to prolong its shelf-life. Conventional apple juice processing utilizes the thermal treatment that may cause the degradation of bioactive compounds. Alternatively, a hurdle of…
A significant amount of seaweed is produced in Thailand. Therefore, the innovation of seaweed must improve the market for harvesters. The hydrocolloid gels in the food industry are becoming more popular due to their ability to improve food quality . Fish cake is a soft, springy processed food made from shredded fish that has been combined with crushed ice and salt. The addition of hydrocoll…