Uji Kinerja Alat Penggiling Lada Tipe Flat Burr Mill

Abstract

FADHLAN ARIEF: Test of Flat Burr Mill Type Pepper Grinding, supervised by ACHWIL PUTRA MUNIR and ADIAN RINDANG. Quality of pepper in the market is depend on post harvest process, so that this stage needs a very the serious attention. As pepper had two types, the process is also different. The test of flat burr mill type pepper grinding was to know the feasebility of the mill in white pepper procesing. This research was done in Agricultural Central Laboratorium, Agricultural Department, University of North Sumatera, Medan on October 2014. Parameters observed were effective capacity, percentage of losses seed, moisture content, and the ash content. Results of the research showed that the average effective capacity was 11,14 kg/h, and the percentage of losses seed was 2,9%. The equipment was feaseable to process white pepper, the ash content average was 1,4%, and the average moisture content was 15,9%.