Milna, a specially formulated collection of breastfeeding complementary foods (weaning foods), and Prenagen, a low-fat milk for pregnant moms aimed at nutrition preparation for pregnancy and breastfeeding, both created by PT. Sanghiang Perkasa, a Kalbe company, embarked on a strategic initiative to cultivate product awareness during its introductory phase in the Malaysian market for Milna and M…
The gut microbiota represents a vast reservoir of bioactive substances with potential implications for human health and disease. This study focused on the identification of a novel metabolite originating from the gut microbiota strain Aneurinibacillus aneurinilyticus and evaluated its antibacterial properties. Advanced analytical techniques such as high-performance liquid chromatography, high-r…
Enterobacter bugandensis belongs to the ESKAPE bacteria, a group notorious for being prominent causative agents of hospital-acquired infections. Despite being a recent discovery in 2016, E. bugandensis is an emerging pathogen that has been responsible for several bacteremia outbreaks. Notably, E. bugandensis possesses high levels of multidrug resistance and little is known about its pathogenesi…
The internship report highlights the work as a Research and Development intern for five months carried out by the authors in PT Nutrifood Indonesia. It is a limited liability company that operates in the food industry and specializes in producing healthy foods and beverages. The intern was responsible for new product development and enhancing existing orange powder drinks and RTD products (oat …
In recent years, the food industry develops functional food which produces health benefits to the customer and the beverage industry is a suitable sector to explore. Therefore, this project aims to develop a collagen drink using the Thong Pha Phum GI (Geographical Index) rambutan as a locally grown fruit in Thailand. The main objective is to observe the effects of different concentrations of ra…
The prevailing ubiquity of carbonated beverages in the consumer market is coupled with concerns regarding their high sugar content, which is implicated in health risks such as obesity, cardiovascular diseases, type II diabetes mellitus, and certain cancers. Acknowledging these health implications, PT Sinar Sosro is actively reformulating its products to reduce sugar content. This project focuse…
As a digital marketing intern at Kalbe International, the author was tasked with maintaining and growing the digital presence of Extra Joss in Cambodia. This included analyzing the social media accounts for content engagement rates and follower growth; while also formulating, designing and posting contents for the social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Extra Joss is an…
This study explores the impact of stabilizers (guar gum, gellan gum, locust bean gum, carrageenan) on the appearance,viscosity, and sensory evaluation of recombinant chocolate milk. Through viscosity measurements and sensory evaluations, it aims to understand how stabilizers influence sensory and physical characteristics for product development. In the quest for superior dairy products, man…
Digital marketing has been one of the most trending marketing strategies as marketing are shifting towards marketing 4.0. PT Kalbe Farma Tbk is a pharmaceutical company which is commonly known as Kalbe Farma. One of the products sold is an energy drink called Extra Joss. Extra Joss has been sold since 1994 in Indonesia. Nevertheless, Extra Joss is a new product in the Myanmar market, which beca…
This study aimed to develop a lipid-based paste form of Ready-to-Use Complementary Food (RUCF) using locally available ingredients, while investigating the physicochemical changes during 21 days of storage. Three formulations were proposed and assessed using B one touch viscometer for viscosity, CS410 handheld colorimeter for color, pawkit water activity analyzer for water activity, and e…
People all around the world are shifting towards eating more plant-based food, the vegan consumers and communities are rapidly increasing. However, there is a challenge in the development of plant-based meat analogue to mimic the characteristics of animal based products, especially for the juiciness and textural properties. Hydrocolloids can be used to improve the quality attributes of plant-ba…
This study observed the physicochemical and microbiological stability of plant based meatballs made from local ingredients which are vacuum packed and frozen. During frozen storage, deterioration happened gradually caused by microbial growth and physicochemical changes. Thus, the microbial content including bacteria (TPC), yeast and mold (TYMC), and physicochemical aspects including water a…
Moving away from the period of traditional or mass media, Instagram is increasingly being used as a strategic tool for increasing brand awareness and operating marketing campaigns. The popularity of pre-workout nutrition has affected EJ Sport to produce energy gel, which helps fast energy intake during sports. In order to increase brand and product awareness, EJ Sport conducted a digital campai…
PT Kalbe Milko Indonesia combines pasteurization and retort sterilization on producing their sterilized milk product. The pasteurization process takes place at 85 ± 3°C for 30 seconds and after packing, the product is sterilized in retort machines at a temperature between 121 and 121.9 °C. Nevertheless, milk's quality is not just influenced by production processes but is also affected by oth…
Every year, the vegetarianism rate has grown significantly. According to data gathered from 4.3 million people in the Asia Pacific area, a low-meat or vegetarian diet has been adopted by up to 36% of consumers. The demand for vegetarian foods rose as people's understanding of health issues, environmental protection, animal rights, and ethics increased. Consumer adoption of meat substitutes is i…
The author was doing an internship at PT. Alamii Natura Sejahtera as a research and development intern for 6 months starting from July 2023 – January 2024. The author has several responsibilities including doing research for both optimizing existing product production processes as well as new product development. Additionally, the author also helps the team with the document-making for BPOM-r…
Exposure to harmful stimuli could induce tissue damage. Failure to remove the harmful stimuli and to repair its resulting damages is associated with increased level of ER stress, which is also closely associated with development of age-related diseases including cancer and metabolic diseases. Additionally, chronic inflammation, characterized by the imbalance of M1/M2 macrophage ratio, is al…
Skin anti-aging is a primary focus in derma cosmetics, targeting the reactive oxidative species (ROS) pathway for developing anti-aging therapies due to its role in the degradation of dermal extracellular matrix (EDM). Collagen type 1 is targeted to combat skin aging due to its role in preventing wrinkles formation and re-epithelization of human keratinocytes (HaCaT). Cell-free treatments have …
Food quality is an important aspect to be upheld especially for big companies whose end consumers are babies, such as Danone. Danone or every other company has their own standard of product quality which has to be constantly maintained by everyone in the value chain, including suppliers. However, suppliers’ performances—which consequently affect the company as well—are not always satisfac…
Soy is a widely popular seasoning in East and Southeast Asian Cuisine, traditionally made by cooking soybeans and inoculating them with Aspergilius sojae yeast for five-day fermentation period, followed by brining. This project aimed to explore the potential of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) as a subtitute for soybean in the production of sweet soy sauce. Both soybean and pigeon pea sweet soy sauc…
Packaging plays an important role in maintaining product quality. Some of packaging's basic functions are containment, protection, communication, and convenience. As a communication function, it not only provides basic information about the product, but also as a commercial purpose to attract customers. However, some cases might happen in the development of visual defects of packaging which red…
Malaria is one of the world’s most prominent and life-threatening parasitic diseases which spreads through bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. Moreover, due to the increase of resistance to the current antimalarial drug as well as the high mutation rate of this parasite, there is a tendency and preference of herbal plants usage as treatment medicine which open further possible …
This internship was conducted at PT. Sinar Meadow International Indonesia, a joint venture company between Sinar Mas Group and Goodman Fielder, a leading food company from Australia. There are three major brands manufactured by the company, namely Gold Bullion, Mother’s Choice, and CITA. Each brand comprises various types of margarine, shortening, and frying fats with specific formulatio…
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyurethane (PU) are two examples of plastics that have integrated seamlessly into our daily lives. The qualities that make plastic so well-known are its low cost, light weight, and strength. However, plastics also can harm the environment when they are no longer in use because they are difficult to break down. The microbial plastic degrading method has …
Increase in waste production, especially municipal house waste (MSW), has pushed the need for alternate ways to tackle waste management. One of these methods is to recycle food waste, fermenting them to form eco-enzyme (EE). One of the requirements to make EE is letting it ferment for 3 months, which may deter its adoption in household settings. Effective Microorganism 4 (EM4) is a comm…
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are multipotent stromal cells capable of regenerating and differentiating into various tissues. MSCs can secrete over 200 different types of these bioactive molecules called secretomes, that contain chemokines, interleukins, growth factors, and extracellular matrix proteins. However, the bioactive molecules present in these can degrade over time due to temperatu…
Beef has been a staple food for mankind and its consumption has been in an uptrend throughout the years as it is a common source of protein, while also containing a lot of polyunsaturated fats, high in water content, and other nutrients, all of which are the main cause of beef spoilage, namely, the breakdown of protein, lipid oxidation, and microbial infestation. To extend the shelf life of …
The employee is one of the factors that will determine whether the company is successful. Sustainability leadership has gained much popularity as an emergent multidisciplinary area in recent literature. Current studies on how a sustainability leadership belief can influence the practice of leader control, within the framework of society-located public activities, are still incomplete, despit…
This internship report focuses on the utilization of winnowing waste which was cacao husks into variants of cacao tea. Huge amounts of cacao waste are being thrown away, which causes environmental pollution in along with increasing economic issues. One of the waste products of chocolate that are typically discarded as waste are cacao husks. Cacao husks could be transformed into a variety o…
This study was conducted for 4 months from January-May 2023 at PT. Sinar Sosro Research & Development department. Shifted trend towards the use of Low Calorie Sweeteners (LCS) in carbonated beverages are emerging due to health problems caused by sucrose. However, the use of a single LCS is not efficient due to lacking sweetness profile, therefore a combination of LCS with synergism properti…
This study aimed to develop a lipid-based paste form of Ready-to-Use Complementary Food (RUCF) using locally available ingredients, while investigating the physicochemical changes during 21 days of storage. Three formulations were proposed and assessed using B one touch viscometer for viscosity, CS410 handheld colorimeter for color, pawkit water activity analyzer for water activity, and e…
Malnutrition has been a problem in Indonesia over the past years. Many factors are known to affect the nutritional status of a child including the mothers’ knowledge regarding nutrition. The objective of this study was to improve the mother’s knowledge and attitude regarding family nutrition and to know which factor affects both. This program was conducted in Pangkalan Village, Tangerang…
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…