A low public awareness of illegals red colorants usage: A case study in ketchup and crackers at traditional market of Sukolilo Surabaya

Rachmaniah, O and Rahmawati, Y (2020) A low public awareness of illegals red colorants usage: A case study in ketchup and crackers at traditional market of Sukolilo Surabaya. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. pp. 1-6.

Text A_low_public_awareness_of_illegals_red_colorants.pdf.pdf Download (2MB)

Abstract

The low public awareness to unhealthy food products causes many unhealthy and unsafe food products still found and distributed, especially, in the traditional market. Food additives, synthetic colorants and sweetener, are widely applied in food due to its stability, attractive in colours, and cheaper. Therefore, a survey and determination of illegal reds colorants, Rhodamine B, conducted particularly in ketchups and crackers in Sukolilo Area of Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia as well as three others legal reds colorants red allure, erythrosine, and ponceau 4R. Seven traditional markets at Sukolilo district: Keputih, Gebang Putih, Menur Pumpungan, Nginden Jangkungan, Semolowaru, Klampis Ngasem, and Medokan Semampir, were sampled. Instead of ketchup and crackers, beverages, and traditional cakes are also classified containing reds colorant. They are 38 samples were collected from six traditional markets at Sukolilo district: ketchup 31.58%, crakers 5.26%, beverages 23.68%, traditional cakes 28.95% while the rest is classified as other, i.e. seasonings and sausages. None of those are found at Medokan Semampir traditional Market. None of the collected ketchups contain Rhodamine B. Ponceau 4R and Erythrosine are the common red colorants detected in the ketchups. All the crackers and some samples of traditional cakes that mostly homemade do contain Rhodamine B

Item Type:	Article
Contributors:	Contribution Contributor NIDN/NIDK UNSPECIFIED Puspitasari, Ayu nidn4025038001
Uncontrolled Keywords:	illegals red colorants; traditional market; study in ketchup and crackers
Subjects:	Q Science > QR Microbiology
Divisions:	Poltekkes Kemenkes Surabaya > Pusat Penelitan dan Pengabdian Masyarakat > Penelitian
Depositing User:	Noer Amelia
Date Deposited:	14 Apr 2023 03:09
Last Modified:	14 Apr 2023 03:09
URI:	http://repo.poltekkesdepkes-sby.ac.id/id/eprint/6761

Actions (login required)

View Item