manufacture of lactic acid fermented beverages.
Research done by Rachelia (2014) and Leo (2013)
found that 4% and 5% of skim milk can optimize the
fermentation process from peanut and tolo beans,
while Sari (2014) found 10% skim milk to make
fermented beetroot better. Therefore, in this study, it
is used 5% and 10% skim milk. The selected
formulation of the ratio and concentration of skim
milk was used in the next phase of the study (the
determination of culture ratio of Lactobacillus
plantarum and Streptococcus thermophilus) by pH
analysis, total titrated acid (TTA), and total lactic acid
bacteria (LAB) compared with the standard BSN
(2009), CODEX (2003), KEBS (2013), PNS (2007),
FSANZ (2014), and JETRO (2011).
Determination of treatment level of culture ratio
of L. plantarum and S. thermophilus based on
research done by Sari (2014) which found the best
amount of lactic acid and cell. This study used a ratio
level of 1:2, 1:1, and 2:1. The selected ratio was
determined through total LAB analysis, pH value,
total titrated acid also compared with the standard
BSN (2009), CODEX (2003), KEBS (2013), PNS
(2007), FSANZ (2014), and JETRO (2011). The
products with selected formulations are further
chemically tested (antioxidant, phenolic, flavonoid)
and microbiology (coliform), and evaluated by
proximate, toxicity, and hedonic test, so that this
pumpkin fermented beverage will meet the standard
of fermented beverages and may be accepted by the
panelists nutritionally functional and sensory.
2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
2.1 Materials
The main materials: pumpkin dried seeds, aquades,
skimmed milk powder, sugar, S. thermophilus, L.
plantarum. Man Rogosa Sharpe Broth (MRSB), Man
Rogosa Sharpe Agar (MRSA), Butterfield’s Phospate
Buffered, Lauryl Tryptose Broth (LTB), and Brilliant
Green Lactose Bile Broth (BGLBB). Analysis
materials: NaCl, 0.1 N NaOH, phenolphtalein
indicator, Folin-Ciocalteau reagent, sodium
carbonate, AlCl
3
, 25% HCl, DPPH, selenium, boric
acid, 98% H
2
SO
4,
35% NaOH, 0.02 N HCl, pH 4
buffer, pH 7 buffer, ethanol, dye solution, ascorbic
acid standard solution, HPO
3
-HOAc solution and
70% alcohol.
2.2 Methods
Phases of the research consisted of the phase of
making pumpkin seeds juice, phase 1 and phase 2.
Phases of pumpkin seeds juice extracts include
peeling skin from pumpkin seeds, seeds destruction
with blender, ratio of seeds:water = 1:3, 1:4, 1:5
(w/v), filtration and waste removal. Pumpkin seeds
juice according to each ratio was then used in phase 1
research. Phase 1 research (Figure 1) begins with the
addition of skim milk (5% and 10%) and sugar (5%)
in pumpkin seeds juice according to each ratio (1:3,
1:4, 1:5 [w/v]). Pasteurization was done (80°C, 15
minutes) and cooled to 45°C. Starter L. plantarum
(age 12 hours) and S. thermophilus (age 10 hours)
with a ratio of 1:1 were inoculated as much as 5% and
incubated at 42°C for 12 hours. Pumpkin seeds
fermented beverage was then analyzed for pH
(AOAC, 2005), total titrated acids (AOAC, 2005),
and total LAB (Wehr and Frank, 2004). The selected
formulation of the ratio of the pumpkin seeds to water
and the concentration of skim milk was used in the
next phase of the research through the comparison of
the results of each test parameter to standard BSN
(2009), CODEX (2003), KEBS (2013), PNS (2007),
FSANZ (2014), and JETRO (2011).
Phase 2 research (Figure 1) was done by
inoculating Starter L. plantarum (age 12 hours) and S.
thermophilus (age 10 hours) with a ratio of 1:1, 1:2,
and 2:1. The incubation conditions in the
fermentation process and the test analytical
parameters were performed the same as in the
previous phase. The culture ratios results that meet
the standard BSN (2009), CODEX (2003), KEBS
(2013), PNS (2007), FSANZ (2014), and JETRO
(2011) determined as the selected ratio. The
fermented beverages of the selected formulation and
ratio were then tested chemically (antioxidantt
activity [Nahak and Sahu, 2011], phenolic [Conde, et
al., 1997], flavonoids [Lamien-Meda, et al., 2008]) as
well as microbiological tests (coliform [BSN, 2006]).
Furthermore, it was evaluated proximately (water,
ash, fat, protein, carbohydrate by difference [AOAC,
2005]), toxicity [Lisdawati, et al., 2006], and hedonic
(scale 1-7).
2.3 Experimental Design
The experimental design of the Phase 1 research was
Completely Randomized Design of two factors. The
first factor (the ratio of pumpkin seeds to water)
contains three levels (1:3 [A1], 1:4 [A2], 1:5 [A3])
with three repetitions. The second factor (skim milk
concentration) contains two levels (5% [B1] and 10%