ANALISA KADAR GLUKOSA PADA CABAI MERAH DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN SPEKTROFOTOMETER VISIBLE (Analysis the Content of Glucose on Red Pepper Using Spectrophotometer Visible)

Red peppers(Capsicum annum) is one ofhorticultural commoditiesthathave high economic valueinIndonesia. There are wide variety of growthtypesandfruit shape. It is estimated thatthere are 20species, mostly livein his native country, Peru. Glucose is onecompositionowned by red peppers. Glucoseis a monosaccharidecontainingsixcarbon atoms. Glucoseis analdehyde(-CHO group containing). Fivecarbonandoneoxygenforminga ringcalled a"pyranosering", the most stable formofaldosehassix carbons. Theglucosewill be separatedfromthe red pepperthrough simple extractionmethod. Wherethe extractwill beanalyzedusing avisiblespectrophotometer. Glucose content inredpepperrangedbetween6-7%. These results indicatethatthe glucose contentdo not vary muchthoughusingdifferent processing methods. Keywords: Capsicum annum, Glucose, Extraction, Conten