PEMBUATAN SELAI DARI TERONG BELANDA

Abstract: Cyphomandra batacea or tamarillo, originated from South America. It is a plant from the Peruvian Andes region of South America. The fruit is purplish and egg-shaped. The purposes of this experiment were to (1) know the good characteristics of a tamarillo to use in jam-making, (2) know tamarillo jam processes, (3) know characteristics of good tamarillo jam, (4) know acceptance of panelists to tamarillo jam. This experiment used organoleptic tests method. The results showed that (1) good tamarillo jam making using the ripe tamarillo, purplish and sweet, (2) the process were selecting the fruit, grinding eggplant into juice, filtering, cooking, mixing additives, and packaging, (3) natural red tamarillo jam, soft texture, sweet flavor and natural fruit flavored, (4) acceptance of tamarillo jam according to panelist, agree with the color, agree with the texture as it is soft, agree with the smell as it has natural scent, agree with the taste. Expiry of the tamarillo jam within room temperature is approximately a month, whereas store in refrigeration is three months