Pengaruh Penggunaan Jenis Pinang (Areca catechu L.) yang Berbeda terhadap Kualitas Fisik Daging Ayam Broiler

The Effect of Giving Different Types of Areca (Areca catechu L.) to the Physical Quality of Broiler Chicken Meat

Abstract

This research was conducted to examine the effect of giving different types of areca nut (Arecha catechu L.) on the physical quality of broiler chicken meat. The research cattle were 96 heads. The study used a completely randomized design (CRD), with 4 treatments and 6 replications. The treatments consisted of P0: without the addition of areca nut flour (control), P1: 1% areca nut flour, P2: 1% areca nut flour, and P3: 1% ornamental betel nut flour. The observed variables were pH, water holding capacity, cooking loss, and tenderness. ANOVA results showed a significant effect (P<0.05) on pH, and tenderness, and an insignificant effect (P>0.05) on water holding capacity and cooking loss. The conclusion that the best tenderness was found in the treatment of giving areca nut flour, while the provision of bonak and ornamental areca flour did not affect the water holding capacity and cooking loss of broiler chicken

ABSTRAK

Penelitian ini dilaksanakan untuk mengkaji pengaruh penggunaan jenis pinang (Areca catechu L.) yang berbeda terhadap  kualitas fisik daging ayam broiler.Ternak penelitian sebanyak 96 ekor Ayam Broiler. Penelitian menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) dengan  4 perlakuan dan 6 ulangan.Perlakuan yang dicobakan  terdiri dari P0: tanpa tambahan tepung pinang (kontrol), P1:1% tepung pinang bonak, P2: 1% tepung pinang irian, dan P3: 1% tepung pinang hias. Peubah yang diamati adalah  pH, daya ikat air, susut masak, dan keempukan. Hasil penelitian  menunjukan perlakuan  berpengaruh nyata (P<0,05) terhadap  pH, dan keempukan, dan berpengaruh tidak nyata (P>0,05) terhadap  daya ikat air dan susut masak. Disimpulkan bahwa keempukan yang terbaik ditunjukkan  pada perlakuan pemberian tepung pinang irian, sedangkan pemberian tepung pinang bonak dan hias tidak memberi pengaruh terhadap daya ikat air dan susut masak daging ayam broiler.