International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology, Vol. 5 (2015) No. 3, pages: 242-246, DOI:10.18517/ijaseit.5.3.531

Secure/Safe, Healthy, Intact and Halal of Mangosteen Small Medium Enterprise

Abstract

IbM of Mangosteen UKM group is one of Agricultural Polytechnic State of Payakumbuh’s proposal program which has aim to increase the productivity value and competitiveness also to dig up the mangosteen local food potention in line with functional food paradigm development. Prebiotic and probiotic mangosteen food technology as the food quality for life safety is one of future plan  effort to dig up local food potention that is Safe, Healthy, Intact and Halal (Allowed in Islamic way). By this IbM program  is expected to change people’s mindset so they have willingness, be able and can to process the mangosteen to be product which about to add economical value and various functional food using technology in processing. Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana.L) aka Queen of tropical fruit is a fruit that has many superiorities compared to another fruits like natural colour source that can be used as food coloring, also to be utilized as anti-oxidant, anti-diarrhea, anti-cancer and others. The Methods done are field survey, Focus Group Discussion (FGD), Demonstration, illumination, training that focused to the products and methods with guidance system also effective monitoring in creating functional food products and always to be preferred. In its implementation Mitra’s group in society contributing as the business doer in IbM activity. College has role giving innovation and technology transfer and evaluation and guidance to ‘Mitra’. The result expected is prebiotic and probiotic mangosteen food products like mangosteen yogurt, Mangosteen syrup, Mangosteen-dried extract and mangosteen cake, service, journal, and book.

Keywords:

Functional Food, Prebiotic, Probiotic, Mangosteen.

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