Pendugaan Umur Simpan Kerupuk Bawang Kentang dengan Metode Akselerasi Berdasarkan Pendekatan Kadar Air Kritis

Abstract

The aim of this research was to find the effect of several types of packaging and storage time of the onion potato chips, and to estimate the shelf life of onion potato chips which were packed in polypropylene, polyethylene, and metalized plastic using accelerated method based on the critical moisture content approach. The effect of the types of packaging and storage time of the onion potato chips was determined using a completely randomized design with two factors,i.e.packaging type (K) (polypropylene; polyethylene; and metalized plastic) and storage time (M) (7 days; 14 days; 21 days ; and 28 days). The parameters analyzed were water content, fat content, free fatty acids, peroxide value, organoleptic values of color, aroma, flavor, and texture. The estimation of shelf life of onion potato chips was using accelerated method based on the critical moisture content approach. The results showed that the type of packaging had highly significant effect on water content, fat content, free fatty acids, peroxide, organoleptic value (aroma, flavor, and texture) and had significantl effect on organoleptic value of color. Storage time had highly significant effect on water content, fat content, free fatty acids, peroxide, organoleptic value (aroma, flavor, and texture) and had significant effect on organoleptic value of color. The interaction between the type of packaging and storage time had highly significant effect on organoleptic value of texture. The shelf life of onion potato chips which were packed with polyethylene, polypropylene, and metalized plastic were (at 75% RH : 14 days, 82 days and 476 days respectinaly); (at 80% RH : 10 days, 60 days, and 346 days respectinaly); and (at RH 85% : 7 days, 42 days and 244 days respectinaly).