Chemical Characteristics Of Muate Flour (Pteridophyta filicinae) As Traditional Food For The Community Of Kimaam Island

Abstract

Muate flour is one of the traditional foods of the people on Kimaam Island which has the Ndambu cultural tradition, namely a party to show farmers' garden products or tubers including muate flour processed from the roots of ferns. This study uses a descriptive method of laboratory experiments. which consists of 2 treatments for processing muate flour, namely A (wet method) and B (dry method). Parameters observed included yield, water content, ash content, fat content, protein and carbohydrate content. Based on the research results, muate flour has a yield: A = 60%. B= 20%. And the chemical content is A: 16.70% water, 0.50% ash, 0.79% fat, 1.92% fiber, 1.79% protein, 80.22% carbohydrates, 96.41% hydrolyzed carbohydrates. And B: 15.50% water, 3.14% ash, 0.72% fat, 3.49% fiber, 2.22% protein, 78.42% carbohydrates and 87.43% hydrolyzed carbohydrates. Keywords: Ferns, Muate Flour, Kimaam, Characteristics. Abstrak Tepung  muate  adalah  salah  satu  pangan  tradisional  masyarakat  di  pulau  Kimaam yang  memiliki  tradisi  budaya  Ndambu  yaitu  pesta  untuk  mempertontonkan  hasil  kebun  petani  atau  umbi – umbian  termasuk  tepung  muate  olahan dari akar tumbuhan paku. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif eksperimen laboratorium. yang terdiri dari 2 perlakuan cara pengolahan tepung muate yaitu A (cara basah) dan B (cara kering). Parameter yang diamati meliputi  rendemen, kadar air, kadar abu, kadar lemak, kadar protein dan karbohidrat. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian tepung muate memiliki Rendemen: A= 60%. B= 20%. Dan kandungan kimianya yaitu A: 16.70% air, 0.50 % abu, 0.79% lemak, 1.92% serat, 1.79% protein, 80.22% karbohidrat, 96.41% karbohidrat hidrolisis. Dan B: 15.50% air, 3.14% abu, 0.72% lemak, 3.49% serat, 2.22% protein, 78.42% karbohidrat dan 87.43% karbohidrat hidrolisis. Kata Kunci: Tanaman Paku, Tepung muate, Kimaam dan Karakteristik