Uji Berbagai Komoditas Pertanian Menggunakan Alat Pengiris Kentang Mekanis Tipe Spiral

Abstract

DESMON PUTRA: Various Agricultural Commodities Test Using Mechanically Spiral Potato slicer, supervised by AINUN ROHANAH and ADIAN RINDANG. Post-harvest processing is useful to increase the production of agricultural produce into products which have a higher economic value compare tobefore processing. This study was aimed to calculate the effective capacity of the tool,uncut the material, the material that left in the appliance, and organoleptic value of chips produced by mechanical spiral slicer from some agricultural commodities, namely potatoes, cassava, yams and taro. The study began in June and November 2015 at the Laboratory of Agricultural Engineering Faculty of Agriculture, University of Sumatera Utara.Parameter observed were the effective capacity of the tool, the uncut material, the material that was left in the device, and organoleptic test. The results showed that the four commodities, had no significant effect on the effective capacity of the tools and tools and organoleptic values ( crispness and aroma) but the four commodities had significant effect on the material cut, the left material and value of organoleptic taste.