SIFAT FISIKOKIMIA DAN SENSORIS ES KRIM LABU KUNING DENGAN PENAMBAHAN TEPUNG TALAS SEBAGAI PENGENTAL

The objective of the research was to determine the physicochemical and sensory properties of taro flour as a thickener. The treatment used was taro flour concentrations at 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25%. The study was conducted using a Completely Randomized design for observing the physicochemical properties including overrun, melting rate, β-caroten content and protein content;and a Randomized Block design for observing the sensory properties under five treatments with three replicates. The pumpkin ice cream with addition of taro flour concentration between 10-25% can be used as thickener on ice cream making. The overrun and melting rates of ice cream pumpkin tended to decrease with increasing the taro flour concentrations. Best β-caroten and protein contentsfound inthe pumpkin ice cream are under the taro flour concentrations at 10-15%. The sensory properties of pumpkin ice cream are liked by panelists. Key words: Ice cream, Pumpkin, Taro flour, Thickener