Analisis Perbedaan Volume Sari Buah Naga Merah (Hylocereus polyhizus) Terhadap Kadar Antioksidan Permen Jelly

Dragon fruit is one of the newly cultivated horticultural plants in Indonesia with a
bright red fruit color and dragon fruit has health benefits because it has anti-free
radicals, namely it contains beta cyanine.
Jelly candy is a product consisting of sugar as the main component or a
mixture of sugar with other sweeteners and mixed with hydrocolloid components
such as agar for the purpose of modifying the texture of the product to become
soft, crispy so that it is easy to print.
The purpose of this study was to determine the volume of antioxidant
levels of red dragon fruit juice Hylocereu polyhizus to jelly candy and to
determine consumer acceptance of red dragon fruit jelly candy based on
organoleptic tests in terms of taste, aroma, color and texture. The benefit of this
research is as information for the world of education or the community as well as
the food industry in the use of processed products made from dragon fruit so that
it can increase the commercial value of the dragon fruit.
The results of this study were the volume test of the antioxidant content of
red dragon fruit in jelly candy, the highest of which was 84.80% in the p3
treatment. Meanwhile, the results of the organoleptic test of red dragon fruit on
jelly candy were the highest in the p3 treatment of 4.0. The results of the
organoleptic test that were most favored by the panelists in terms of taste and
aroma were p3 4.0 and 4.45, then in terms of color and texture were p3 4.2 and
4.5.
Keywords: Red Dragon Fruit Jelly Candy