Characteristics and Added Value of Fortified Sago Analog Rice Enriched with Nutritious Fish Oil Supplement

Abstract

Abstract Analog rice is a food product resembling rice made from starch sources other than rice, such as starch from tubers (taro), corn and sago. The advantage of analog rice is that it has a lower glycemic index than rice. This analog rice product can help efforts to diversify the food consumption patterns of people in Indonesia in order to improve the nutritional quality of the food consumed and at the same time considering that analog rice is currently rich in carbohydrates and poor in other nutrients such as protein, fat and fiber, the product needs to be fortified with functional components of food. Functional components of food are foods that contain bioactive components that provide multifunctional physiological effects for the body, including strengthening the body’s immune system, regulating the rhythm of physical conditions, slowing aging, and improving people’s nutritional status and reducing dependence on imported rice. For this reason, alternative food is needed, namely analog rice with high nutritional content. This study aims to analyze the characteristics and added value of processing sago analog rice fortified with high nutritional fish oil supplements as a superior product in the Riau region, because Riau is one of the highest sago producing regions nationally. The research method used is an experimental method, which is to experiment with making sago analog rice fortified with nutrient-rich fish oil supplements from previous research. The treatment given was in the form of analog rice formulation with two levels, namely: sago analog rice fortified with 3% fish oil (M3S), and sago analog rice fortified with 5% fish oil (M5S). Data obtained were homogenized, then tabulated and analyzed quantitatively descriptively. The results showed that based on organoleptic preference test, and proximate composition, sago analog rice (M5S) was the best analog rice, namely sago analog rice fortified with 5% fish oil and met SNI quality standards. Furthermore, the added value produced to produce sago analog rice is IDR 3,000/kg and analog rice mixed with sago and taro is IDR 11,000/kg.