KROKOT STEAMED BROWNIES : UTILIZATION OF KROKOT PLANTS (PORTULACA OLERACEA L.) AS SOURCE OF OMEGA 3 SNACKS

Hindun Nur ‘Aisyah, Astri Anggraeni, Zidni Khasanah, Rizky Hermawan and Denda Wiguna

Keywords: Krokot, Omega 3, dan Brownies

Abstract: Krokot contains some good nutritions for brain growth and development and also for body health. One of the krokot’s chemical components is omega 3. Omega 3 has benefit to increase the immunity and cleverness also has a role as antioxidant which prevents the growth of cancer cell. The easy cultivation and the high good nutritions of krokot can be seen as a profitable business opportunity, especially in culinary business by making steamed brownies. Brownies is a kind of cake with the color of blackish brown. Its main ingredient is flour, commonly, wheat flour but in this occasion, wheat flour is replaced with krokot flour. Krokot plant is used due to it’s label as useless plant with less value compare to other plants. Hopefully, this innovation would change people’s opinion about krokot plant and turn it into something that has economic value hence increasing people’s income. In the process of production, the product named KRONIKUS will be made once a week with 4 months production process from March until July.

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