The Study on Utilization of Grasshoppers Gelatine as Edible Film in Optimizing Environmentally Friendly Packaging

The use of plastic packaging as food wrappers cannot be separated from everyday life. This will certainly cause many environmental problems because the nature plastics that are difficult to degrade naturally. One alternative overcome in products is edible film. film a thin layer used coating for can consumed and environmentally friendly. made gelatin raw material. Gelatin has properties form gels, foam emulsifiers, maintain elasticity In industry, widely stabilizer, adhesive, binder, gelling agent, thickener, foamer, viscosity enhancer. Indonesia, need met by importing gelatin-producing countries, so price becomes very expensive. According international trade statistics, 2016 Indonesia imported 54 tons America. Nearly 90% American derived pork. raises public concerns about safety halalness their products. Grasshoppers have fairly high protein content, which 24%. method this study manufacture films using grasshopper extracted acid HCl with varying concentrations levels 2, 4, 6% soaking time 1, 3, 4 hours. potential grasshoppers considered suitable Indonesia's natural resources an effort optimize friendly packaging.