Breast Milk Re-enforcer Cookies from Torbangun Leaf
Researcher:
Prof. drh. Muhammad Rizal Martua Damanik, MRepSc, PhD
Anita Lusiya Dewi
Fakulty :
Human Ecology
Usability:
Healthy snack that can be a side-dish for breastfeeding mothers
Advantages:
- Breast milk re-enforcer from natural ingredient
- Main ingredient is Indonesia local potential
- Rich in micro-nutrient
- Ready to eat
- Various flavors
Description:
Torbangun cookies is an innovative food product that based on garut tuber starch with the right torbangun leaf addition. This cookie could micro-nutrient source. Torbangun leaf contain high micro-nutrient so it could be an alternative in fulfilling micro-nutrient intake especially in iron and calcium for society. Garut tuber is an alternative to wheat flour that is a source of carbohydrate and easy to digest energy.
Torbangun added in a flour form so it could be combined with garut starch. Flour can be made with drum dryer technology in temperature of 60-80 degree Celsius for 20 seconds. The processing with this technology giving a positive effect to torbangun quality, that is nutrition compounds are preserved and still maintain bright-green color. To improve the quality added flavors such as mocha, chocolate, butter cookies, etc.
