Call for Papers : Volume 15, Issue 11, November 2024, Open Access; Impact Factor; Peer Reviewed Journal; Fast Publication

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Gizipro as an application tool providing Indonesian small industry (umkm) for calculating a nutrition value of food product

One of the marketing strategies for UMKM (Usaha Mikro Kecil Menengah) food products is information of the its nutritional value. A food packaging are required to inform the product name, weight of package, list of constituent materials, & the nutritional value. Calculation of nutritional value can be carried out in the laboratory and manually using the Indonesian Food Composition Table by considering the number of constituent ingredients. The Indonesian Food Composition Table is arrangeabout nutritional content of food ingredients which are analyzed based on standard analytical methods. The data set on the composition of food nutrients in Indonesia in its table were comes from research reports by nutritionists at the Center for Nutrition and Food Development Research, data from the Food Security Agency (Ministry of Agriculture) and can be accessed from the Ministry of Health website. The calculation of the nutritional value in the GiziPro Application is calculated based on the weight of the constituent ingredients, therefore the nutritional value of the food might compared with the Nutrient Adequacy Number from the Ministry of Health. Through information technology, all stages and formulas are compiled into simple applications that make it easier for food business actors to calculate the nutritional content of their products. The GiziPro application can be downloaded from the Playstore via an Android phone.

Author: 
Fitriyah Zulfa, Agus Romadi, Dininurilmi Putri Suleman, Alfi Nur Rochmah and Yenny Febriana Ramadhan Abdi
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Life Sciences