Ready-To-Eat Rice in Retort Pouch Packaging as an Alternative Emergency Food Product

Recently, the rising incidence of natural catastrophe has increased disaster preparedness, aiming to mitigate its devastating effect. Developing an emergency food is one meaningful attempts rise preparedness. This research aimed determine best formula ready-to-eat rice in retort pouch packaging accepted by consumers, and operating time reach a lethality value (F0) meet commercial shelf-stable requirements as food. The thermal process adequacy was used products according Indonesian regulation. results showed that determination dependent on ratio water. most product determined quality attributes organoleptic tests applied criteria for food, namely color, flavor, texture perceived consumers. A with 140 g half-cooked 60 water attributed sample, having hardness 7305.45 gf, elasticity 36.40%, gumminess 2185.720 adhesiveness -167.975 g.s. In terms microbiological quality, TPC sample reached 7.2×107 CFU/mL, while cooked <25 CFU/mL. Using heat distribution curve, heating at 110°C produced come up (CUT) after 40 min. Furthermore, F0 4.12 which accordance