Kakao termasuk tanaman pangan pertanian yang memiliki produktivitas sangat tinggi. Indonesia penghasil dan penyuplai kebutuhan kakao terbesar dunia. Pemanfaatan menjadi coklat batangan sebagai wujud pengembangan produk di Sumatera Utara. Selain pangan, juga dijadikan penyedap tambahan dalam berbagai nutraseutikal. Tujuan dari penelitian untuk melihat pengaruh cocoa butter substitute (CBS) minya...

: Cocoa bean shells (CBS) are wastes generated by cocoa processing industries despite its high nutritional properties. Production of cookies enriched with CBS in order to evaluate the effects addition on processed snack food was studied. Cookies were prepared multipurpose flour, butter, sugar, baking powder, salt, milk and varying quantities (0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10g). The preparation done according ...

Cocoa and cocoa products have received much attention due to their significant polyphenol contents. Cocoa and cocoa products, namely cocoa liquor, cocoa powder and chocolates (milk and dark chocolates) may present varied polyphenol contents and possess different levels of antioxidant potentials. For the past ten years, at least 28 human studies have been conducted utilizing one of these cocoa p...