Jelly candy 'Nachberry' sensory test as an innovative snack to improve nutritional status in children

Abstract

Stunting is caused by a lack of important nutrients that occur early in life. Consumption of nutritious food is one of the efforts to improve the nutritional status of stunted children. One of the sources of nutritious food that is widely grown in Indonesia is spinach and strawberries which are rich in micronutrients such as iron, protein, calcium, beta-carotene, vitamins A, vitamin C, calcium, and phosphorus. These food ingredients can be processed into jelly candy snacks that are delicious and liked by children. The PKM team created a new food innovation in the form of a jelly candy called NACHBERRY "Spinach & Strawberry" which has a high nutritional content that has gone through a sensory test involving 20 panelists. Sensory test results of jelly candy made from spinach have a better score than jelly candy made from strawberry.