Total Calcium Content of Enhalus Acoroides Milk Produced by Different Sugar Level and Storage Time

Abstract

Seagrass seeds Enhalus acoroides is chosen as an alternative to milk production because of its great abundance and good nutrition for the body. One of the main nutrients of grain is calcium, so nutrient of E. acaroides seed will be more easily digested and absorbed by the body when processed into vegetable dairy products. The process of processing vegetable milk requires additional ingredients such as sugar and must pass through the storage process. This study was conducted to determine the dynamics of E. acaroides milk calcium content due to the addition of 50 g, 75 g, and 100 g of sugar and storage for 6 hours, 12 hours and 18 hours during the production process. Calcium content is determined by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) method. The test results of calcium content with AAS showed the calcium percentage range for all treatment types was 76.4-84.7 μg per 7 g of milk. The highest calcium content is a product added with 75 g of sugar-stored 6 hours and the lowest calcium in the product plus 50 g of sugar-stored 18 hours. The storage period had an effect on the calcium content of E. acaroides milk with variation of fluctuating trend (6 hours), decrease (12 hours), and increase (18 hours). Decreased calcium content occur with increasing storage duration of E. acaroides milk products.