Formulation And Evaluation Of The Preparation Of Hard Candy Source Of Sweet Orange (Citrus Sinensis (L.) Osbeck) As A Nutracetical

Candy is used as a source of high calories, so it often eaten during activities such work, studying, and exercise. In general, the candy that widely circulated in community hard candy, which has texture shiny appearance. The benefits for human body are adds nutrients, minerals, other vitamin content because this made from real fruit juice. purpose study was to formulate with main ingredient sweet orange juice variety sucrose order get delicious formula form taste expected meet nutritional requirements both children adults. formulated candy. Hard using open pan method. research experimental includes processing ingredients, making juice, test parameters including organoleptic tests, pH weight uniformity water ash tests preference level (hedonic test) by respondent. Based on results study, can be into preparations 1,5; 2 3 g. obtained shape, taste, hardness quite good; they have 5, coefficient variation 1.08, 1.30, 1.11%, moisture 2.4, 2.3 1.7%, 1.0, 0.13 0%. terms liking, showed F3 most preferred formula. levels an effect liking.