Nutrition content of rose nugget as vegetarian comestible

Abstract

Nugget is a type of food consumed by vegetarians. Rose flowers' contents such as Linalool in essential oil, malate acid, tartaric acid, and citrate acid have potentials in lowering blood pressure. By developing an innovation of rose petals into nuggets with a tasty flavor, it will attract the society to make vegetarians as a healthy food alternative or Lacto-ovo vegetarian. The research method used in this study was a quantitative method. This research was conducted to observe the nutrition content in the petal rose nuggets (Rosa sp) as a vegetarian comestible commodity. A nutritional analysis was performed in a chemistry laboratory at State Vocational High School of Lumajang 1 (SMKN 1 Lumajang). Based on the research results, it can be concluded that Rose Nugget is very appropriate to be used as a Vegetarian comestible due to its abundant nutrition content which is beneficial for health.