In recent years, meat consumption, particularly convenient products like chicken meatballs increased, driven by changing dietary habits. However, concerns linked to intensive meat production have prompted a shift towards plant-based meat alternatives (PBMAs) that aim to replicate the taste and texture of traditional meats. White button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) have become popular for t…
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 …
Overripe tempeh is tempeh that had been fermented for 2 – 5 longer than fresh tempe wherein mold fermentation ceases and taken over by bacterial fermentation. It is commonly used in traditional Javanese cuisine as a basic flavoring agent. Most of the studies of tempeh range from microbiology, chemical and nutritional changes, functionality and its sensorial aspect but information on overripen…
This research project addresses the challenge of food waste at Hangry Indonesia, a cloud kitchen restaurant. Focusing on rice, a staple in their menu, the study aims to create a sustainable system to reduce food waste when sales fall short of targets. Additionally, the project explores the impact of reheating frozen rice on texture, specifically addressing issues such as browning and hard…
Pastry is one of the most popular bakery products for giving a multi sensory experience. “5 Days Croissant” is a product by PT Prima Top Boga commercialized in Indonesia stores with a theoretical shelf life of six months. This project is aimed to analyze the quality difference of this product with chocolate and cheese variations that are stored at room temperature and freezer in real tim…
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…
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…
As the F&B beverage grows rapidly through social media, Ann’s wants to ensure their customers from outside of Jakarta are able to taste their cakes. This inspired the idea of reformulang their cake products into “oleh-oleh” or souvenirs, which has a longer shelf-life and is more shelf stable. The aim of this study was to invesgate …
PT Bellywell Sehat Makmur is a healthy food company that offers several range of products such as healthy catering, outlet food products, vegan products, as well as healthy FF (frozen food) products. The development of plant-based meat alternatives (PBMA) has grown intensively as it is also increasing in demand. Plant-based sausage is considered as an emulsion type of product and also is ex…
ood consumers' interest in vegetarian diets and plant-based food eating have been increasing in recent years. Many of the available plant-based meat products contain vital wheat gluten (VWG) as one of its major proteins which raises a concern to the increasing number of people with gluten intolerance. This study was done to analyze the effect of different vital wheat gluten concentration (5…