Lot Of Fruits Research Articles

Delayed Luminescence in Monitoring the Postharvest Ripening of Tomato Fruit and Classifying According to Their Maturity Stage at Harvest

Ripening is an irreversible phenomenon involving several physiological, biochemical and organoleptic changes that affect the nutritional value, colour, texture and taste of fruit. Amongst the physical non-destructive technologies, Delayed Luminescence (DL) has been reported able to provide valid information on the functional status of living biological systems, reflecting changes in quality parameters following the occurrence of certain metabolic processes. In this study, we followed up and analysed the variations in the colour and DL signals emitted by tomato fruit as a function of their ripening degree. Four lots of tomato fruit, similar to each other for cultivar and geographical origin, were considered. Tomatoes were harvested at various maturity stages and stored in the dark at room temperature. The changes in DL emission trends were monitored at different times after harvesting for a period of about 20 days and correlated with the a*/b* colour ratio, which is normally used as an indicator of fruit ripeness degree. Results highlighted that the emission intensities, as well as the parameters by fitting DL decay curves, were strongly dependent on harvest maturity, varying significantly even as fruit ripeness progressed after their harvesting. Significant differences were also found between DL signals emitted by field-ripened tomatoes at the beginning of storage and those emitted by postharvest-ripened tomatoes at the end of the storage period. Delayed Luminescence may be used as a fast, reliable and sensitive tool for evaluating, more generally, the sensorial quality of fruit during postharvest storage.

The Antioxidant Effect of Ajwa Dates (Phoenix dactylifera L.) to Inhibit the Progression of Preeclampsia Threats on Pregnant Women through Malondialdehyde as Prooxidant Serum Marker

Hypertension in pregnancy, including preeclampsia, is still a significant problem worldwide and is one of the top three causes of maternal death in Indonesia. The pathophysiology of the disease is unclear yet, but vascular dysfunction due to oxidative stress is thought to play a role. Ajwa dates are known for their antioxidant effects due to their higher phenolic and flavonoids than other dates. The study aimed to determine the impact of consuming seven Ajwa dates each day on the progression of preeclampsia as assessed by changes in malondialdehyde (MDA) levels. Forty pregnant women with gestational age more than 20 weeks were randomly assigned into two groups: the samples of the control group were 10, who were encouraged to consume lots of fruits and vegetables, and the samples of the intervention group were 30, who consumed seven pieces of Ajwa dates every day for eight weeks. MDA measurements were carried out pre-and post-intervention. The intervention group showed a significant reduction in MDA levels following the 8-week intervention period. Consumption of seven Ajwa dates every day can reduce MDA levels significantly and, thus, has the potential to inhibit the progression of preeclampsia in pregnant women who are at risk of preeclampsia based on stress oxidative mechanism.

Avocado (Persea americana cv. ‘Hass’) Fruit Mineral Composition at Canopy Level towards Sustainable Quality

Sustaining avocado fruit quality is crucial to maintain customer satisfaction and confidence. Among fruit qualities, mineral nutrient composition is an important contributor to postharvest robustness. Towards better understanding and addressing variability within the plant canopy, ‘Hass’ fruit from across seven orchard blocks were individually characterised. From five representative trees in each block, five fruit were harvested (one from each of five positions: top (sun-exposed), bottom (shaded), middle (shaded), East (sun-exposed), and West (sun-exposed)). Fruit dry matter was significantly higher (p ≤ 0.001) in fruit from the top, East, and West sun-exposed positions. No significant (p > 0.05) effect of position was discerned for fruit weight at harvest or for either stem end rot (SER) or body rot (BR) incidence at eating soft. Shaded fruit had significantly higher (p ≤ 0.05) [N], [K], [Mg], N:Ca, K:Ca, and K + Mg:Ca in their flesh. Significant negative linear correlations (p ≤ 0.001) were obtained between fruit DM and flesh [N] (r = −0.75), [K] (r = −0.67), and N:Ca (r = −0.57). SER and BR incidence were significantly positively correlated (p ≤ 0.01) with flesh and skin mineral ratios of N:Ca, K:Ca, Mg:Ca, and K + Mg:Ca. Skin and flesh [Ca] were significantly negatively correlated with SER (r = −0.51, p ≤ 0.01) and BR (r = −0.74, p ≤ 0.001) incidences. Soil cation (Ca, Mg, K) availability (%base saturation of cation exchange capacity (CEC)) was not (p > 0.05) correlated with skin or flesh mineral concentrations or ratios. Considered collectively, results suggest that selective harvest of sun-exposed fruit with inherently lower mineral nutrient ratios yields relatively robust fruit. Such fruit lots should better tolerate the rigours of harvest and postharvest treatment and handling. In this context, they should better maintain quality upon passage through long, in terms of accumulated time-temperature increments, export supply chains. In contrast, shaded fruit could be directed into shorter domestic supply chains. As a harvest strategy, segregating fruit lots from harvest could underpin the quality offered to consumers at the end of ‘short’ and ‘long’ supply chains.

Using Alkaline Diet for Controlling Blood Acidosis

The metabolism, biological and physiological processes in normal cells require keeping the blood pH within narrow limits (7.35 - 7.45). Blood acidosis is expressed as an increase in the concentration of acids in the blood or a decrease in the concentration of alkaline substances, which leads to a decrease in the blood PH from the ideal value (slight basal 7.35 - 7.45) and its conversion to acid values ​​less than PH 7. In which the acidity intensity increases The lower the pH value is less than PH, which lead to acids accumulate in the blood or by the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the blood, which results from poor functions Lung or respiratory acidosis. Blood acidity is the main and primary factor for all diseases. To get rid off the negative effects of acidic foods, you should eat a lot of alkaline foods, vegetables and fruits. Eating them helps to provide the body with vitamins and minerals essential for health, which are used as buffers against acid-forming foods.

Extraction and Purification of Bromelain Enzyme from Fruits and its Therapeutic Application Study

Food processing industries release a lot of fruit wastes mainly of seed, skin, rind, pomace, crown etc. containing potential bioactive compounds. Bromelain is a crude protein extracted from certain fruits. Bromelain is a sub-type of cysteine protease enzyme extensively investigated for its therapeutic properties such as anti-microbial and anti-oxidant activity with good ferric reducing power. The present study deals with isolating and purifying bromelain from kiwi and avocado fruits and assessing their therapeutic application. Fruit samples were taken from a juice shop in VIT, Vellore, for performing all the experimental analysis. Different parts such as stem, pulp, peel and leaves of the avocado and kiwi fruits were collected for the bromelain extraction process. The extraction of protein was done by the ammonium sulfate precipitation method. Estimation of protein content was performed and the concentration of crude enzyme was found to be 970μg/ml and 900μg/ml for avocado peel and kiwi pulp respectively. Avocado peel showed good activity in ferric reducing power and also a potent radical scavenging activity of 40% at 200μg concentration. Crude bromelain extracted from both fruits showed a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Hence it can be concluded that bromelain can be used as an effective health supplement.

Senam Sebagai Upaya Meningkatkan Kesehatan Fisik Lansia

Elderly is a man or woman who has entered the age of 60 years accompanied by various declines in physical condition, decreased function of the body's organs, and decreased function of the brain. The elderly population is increasing globally. Service activities aim to empower the elderly through elderly gymnastics as an effort to improve physical health in supporting the Tangguh elderly. The method of activity in this service involves 5 students of midwifery Akbid Batari Toja. The service implementation adopts action research steps which consist of 4 (four) stages, namely: planning, action, observation and evaluation, and reflection. Evaluation of the results of the conclusion, namely the implementation of community service with a series of activities, namely checking blood pressure and exercising for the elderly. Before being given information regarding elderly exercise, all 28 elderly participants did not know about elderly exercise movements. After being given information on elderly gymnastic movements, as many as 25 elderly people followed the gymnastic movements and did them correctly. Based on the results of blood pressure checks, it was found that 7 elderly people had high blood pressure ≥ 140/100, the community service team recommended carrying out examinations at the nearest health center, advising them to consume lots of vegetables and fruit and routinely doing elderly exercises.

Mutagenic effect of ethyl methane sulfonate in M2 generation of three genotypes of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

In this study, three genotypes of tomato (Cobra, Roma vf, and Tropimech) were subjected to induced mutation with ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS). The result in the M2 generation was analyzed and traits assessed showed significant different (P < 0.05) among the variants of genotypes of tomato species studied. Cobra and Roma vf genotypes produced lots of mutants of interest. Cobra variant 2 (CV2) had the highest fruit weight of 2.796kg with a total of 36.7 number of harvested fruits per plant. Variant 3 had a fruit weight per plant of 2.178kg and it produced the highest number of harvested fruits per plant of 43. Other relatively performed variants of cobra include, variant 7 with the fruit weight of 1.7131kg and 28.3 number of harvested fruits. Variant 8 recorded a fruit weight per plant of 1.474kg with 30.3 number of harvested fruits. Variants 5 and 4 equally performed well with their fruit weights of 1.254kg and 1.232kg and number of harvested fruits of 29 and 19.7 respectively. In Roma vf, the highest fruit weight per plant of 1.2094kg was recorded by variant 8 with 69 harvested fruits per plant. This variant produced lots of fruits with a creeping growth habit that makes it behave like the indeterminate variety. Variant 2 recorded 1.11613kg with 25.33 of harvested fruits giving an average fruit weight of 44.06g. The M2 generation of Tropimech variety (TV) varied significantly in values recorded for the variants with TV3 recording highest fruit weight per plant of 368.47g.

A Review Paper on Lifestyle, Food Pattern and Socio-economic Conditions of Muslim Women

Lifestyle changes, particularly in developing countries and as civilizations Westernise, are connected to a variety of health issues, including obesity, cardiovascular disease, and many types of cancer. Sedentary behaviour, obesity, smoking, and bad nutritional habits all contribute significantly to poor health and necessitate continual intervention strategies to assist people in making positive adjustments in these areas. When we talk about healthy eating, we mean eating a balanced diet that includes meat, milk, grains, and legumes, as well as lots of fruits and vegetables. This research paper reviews the Lifestyle, Food pattern and Socio-economic conditions of Muslim Women. We concludes that Muslim women eat an imbalanced diet and engage in less physical activity. Due to their religious convictions, families, social norms, and experiences, many fast during Ramadan. They lag behind the majority in a number of social development categories as well, including economic standing, educational attainment, sense of empowerment, political participation, and influence on public policy.

Intra-Specific Variation in Desiccation Tolerance of Citrus sinensis 'bingtangcheng' (L.) Seeds under Different Environmental Conditions in China.

Intra-specific variation in seed storage behaviour observed in several species has been related to different maternal environments. However, the particular environmental conditions and molecular processes involved in intra-specific variation of desiccation tolerance remain unclear. We chose Citrus sinensis 'bingtangcheng' for the present study due to its known variability in desiccation tolerance amongst seed lots. Six seed lots of mature fruits were harvested across China and systematically compared for drying sensitivity. Annual sunshine hours and average temperature from December to May showed positive correlations with the level of seed survival of dehydration. Transcriptional analysis indicated significant variation in gene expression between relatively desiccation-tolerant (DT) and -sensitive (DS) seed lots after harvest. The major genes involved in late seed maturation, such as heat shock proteins, showed higher expression in the DT seed lot. Following the imposition of drying, 80% of stress-responsive genes in the DS seed lot changed to the stable levels seen in the DT seed lot prior to and post-desiccation. However, the changes in expression of stress-responsive genes in DS seeds did not improve their tolerance to desiccation. Thus, higher desiccation tolerance of Citrus sinensis 'bingtangcheng' seeds is modulated by the maternal environment (e.g., higher annual sunshine hours and seasonal temperature) during seed development and involves stable expression levels of stress-responsive genes.

Pengenalan Peluang Pendapatan dari Usaha Pengolahan KOLING (Kolang Kaling) menjadi Produk Siap dipasarkan pada Desa Cawang Lama Kecamatan Selupu Rejang

Currently, people are required to be able to innovate products, not just focusing on the utilization of agricultural products. The people in the village are expected to be able to produce a product from existing agricultural products. So that income that can be received is not only from agricultural products but from a product that is ready to be sold. In the village of Cawang Lama, Selupu Rejang sub-district, there are village people who work odd jobs to produce kolang-kaling fruit because the location has many palm or aren palm trees, in which palm or aren trees produce a lot of kolang-kaling fruit. The purpose of this community service is to be able to help provide ideas in producing a product that is ready to be sold, namely Koling (Kolang Kaling) Juice with various flavors, there is also a calculation regarding the amount of capital, selling price and amount of profit. So that the village community can understand the income opportunities that can be obtained.

The Effect Of Avocado Fruit On The Nutritional Needs Of Pregnant Women Trimeter I At Pmb Tati Hidayat Jati Rahayu Bekasi In 2022

Pregnant women most commonly experience anemia during the first trimester of pregnancy as a result of poor diet, which causes nausea and a lack of appetite. Chronic energy deficiency (CED) in pregnant wom en is caused by a long-lasting lack of energy intake in the mother, causing health problems. Pregnant women's nutritional intake has a significant impact on fetal growth during pregnancy, the incidence of low birth weight during delivery, and the baby's growth and development. Avocado (Persea americana) is a fruit that is very well known and popular with the public. Apart from having a delicious taste and soft texture, avocados also have several health benefits. The main components of avocados are carotenoids, fatty acids, minerals, phenolics, phytosterols, proteins, and many vitamins. Avocado is a fruit that is rich in vitamin A. Vitamin A has a role in erythropoiesis related to its function of synthesizing protein so that it will affect the growth of bone cells. Bone marrow is the site of the formation of erythrocytes. Vitamin A is needed in several essential processes in the body, such as metabolism, hematopoiesis, and erythropoiesis; it also regulates cell differentiation and plays a role in the immune system.The approach used in this re search is experimental research. Experimental research is research that is carried out by manipulating, and it aims to determine the effect of manipulation on the observed individual's behavior. Manipulation carried out can be in the form of certain situations or actions given to individuals or groups, and after that, the effect can be seen. This experiment was conducted to determine the effects of a treatment given inten tionally by the researcher. Giving this treatment is a peculiarity of experimental research compared to other studies. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between giving avocado fruit and improving the nutrition of first-trimester pregnant women, as indicated by the p value of 0.000. This is supported by research data showing that giving avocado fruit increases nutrition more, namely by as much as 70%, while not regularly consuming a lot of avocado fruit does not increase nutrition by 30%.

Antioxidants Role Against Acrylamide Toxicity on Urogenital System: An Overview

Acrylamide (AA) is a chemical substance which is used as a soil stabilizing agent and in the production of copolymers and polymers since 1970. The presence of an AA adduct in food was observed in rats fed with fried food which led to a substantial increase in levels of hemoglobin adduct. Foods that are rich in carbohydrate when prepared at high temperature (above 120 ºC) by baking, toasting, frying, roasting or cooking results in the production of AA by the reaction of the amino acid with glucose present in it. Several studies observed AA toxicity on nervous system, reproductive system, and immune system. To justify this toxicity there is not a clear mechanism described. In this review article the mechanisms of AA toxicity on urogenital system and role of antioxidants against its toxicity has been reviewed. According to previous studies the main factor that induces AA toxicity is oxidative stress. AA treated groups revealed degeneration of the kidney’s epithelial lining and the glomerular tuft. Adverse effect on reproductive system by AA has been evidenced by sperm-head abnormalities, dominant lethal effects, and testicular epithelial tissue degeneration. Therefore, it is advised that modifying of food processing methods and consuming lot of vegetables and fruits containing antioxidants. These antioxidants give us some supports to the cells of our body organs against the AA sources which cause cell defects.

Disease Classification on Rice Leaves using DenseNet121, DenseNet169, DenseNet201

Rice is a plant that can grow in the tropics. This plant can produce food that can meet the needs of the people of a country. This plant can grow well if it is cared for properly. If the planting has used good care, such as providing adequate water, adding good fertilizer, it can be ascertained that it will produce a lot of rice fruit after harvesting. This often causes concern if rice growers have given good care but often produce less rice fruit because rice plants are attacked by various diseases. This is what makes the problem, that rice plants are attacked by diseases. Before spraying diseases or pests, farmers should have an understanding of diseases in rice. This makes farmers not wrong in choosing drugs for farmers' rice. It is very vulnerable if farmers do not know about the rice disease. Therefore, it is necessary to observe what types of rice diseases attack rice plants. Observations are not enough just to take pictures with a camera. But it is necessary to carry out further analysis of rice diseases. The presence of information technology is now able to recognize any type. One of the machine learning technologies is able to detect rice diseases. One of these branches of machine learning is deep learning. By using a dataset that focuses on rice disease, the model generated from deep learning training is able to detect rice disease. The purpose of this research is to predict disease in rice leaves using deep learning, namely DenseNet. Training using DenseNet, namely DenseNet121, DenseNet169 and DenseNet201. Accuracy using DenseNet121 reached 91.67%, DenseNet169 reached 90%, and DenseNet201 reached 88.33%. The model training time takes 24 seconds.

Manfaat Buah-Buahan Terpilih Dalam al-Quran Dari Perspektif Hadis Nabi SAW dan Sains


 
 
 
 This article studies about fruits in Holy Quran and their benefits on human’s health. There are a lots of fruits that had been mentioned in Quran such as fig) al-tin), olive (al-zaitun), grape (‘inab), pomegranate (al-rumman), banana (al-talh), dates (al-nakhl) and many more. These fruits also known as sunnah food. Scientific research found that the fruits that were mentioned in Quran have the benefits on human’s health and can cure some disease. Therefore, this article will examine the benefits of the fruits and encourage their consumption as sunnah food. This research was conducted in qualitative way and using one main method which is library study/research in order to get the insight of fruits diet/intake in Muslim community in Malaysia in addition to analyze the Hadith about these fruit’s benefits. The results of the study found that they are a lot of benefits in the fruits to the health of the human body as stated in the hadith of the Prophet SAW. Indirectly, it parallels scientific findings.
 
 
 
 

Smoking as a major risk for heart disease in the covid-19 pandemic: A case-control study

Heart disease, which is on the rise, particularly in developing countries like Indonesia, is the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Pandemic COVID-19 should cause concern for those who currently have cardiovascular disease as it may exacerbate their condition. This study aims at investigating how dietary and lifestyle factors influence the prevalence of heart disease during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study is analytical research embracing the case-control approach. There were up to 118 patients with heart disease in the population comprising 30 respondents from the control group and 30 from the case sample. The sample was withdrawn by accidental sampling and interviews. The findings of this study indicated a significant relationship between smoking and heart disease with an OR of 4.929 (p=0.004), suggesting that smokers have a five-fold increased risk of acquiring heart disease when compared to non-smokers. The frequency of heart disease is significantly influenced by the pattern of physical activity (p-value 0.007) and diet (p-value 0.018). Yet, coffee consumption have no significant relationship with the prevalence of heart disease (p-value 0.108 OR 0.419). It is preferable to give up on cigarettes. If quitting proves to be challenging, other options could include progressively lowering intake, engaging in regular exercise and consuming a lot of fruits and vegetables. It is also highly advised to maintain a healthy diet and undergo regular check-ups so that any health issues can be detected early and treated as necessary.

ALTERNATE BEARING IN FRUIT PLANTS

Fruit trees exhibit a characteristic called "alternate bearing," which means that some fruit trees have fewer flowers in years when they have a lot of fruit. Pollination, temperature, carbohydrate concentration, family, cultivator, fruit load, and environmental pressures are physiological and biochemical factors contributing to alternate bearing in trees. Phytohormones are also considered very important for fruit production, both in good years and in bad ones. The alternate bearing index (I) determines how often crops grow in different places. When done right, trimming, thinning, and controlling when flower buds start to grow can lead to normal fruiting. Also, genetics, management practices, and biotic and abiotic stresses can cause a bird to change how it bears its young. To reduce the effects of alternate bearing, it's important to use good management techniques and choose types that are less likely to do this

Trade Relations Between The Cities of The Phoenician Coast and ancient Egypt

The research aims to shed light on a side of the commercial relations among the cities of the Phoenician coast and ancient Egypt, because of this relationship of great importance in the life of ancient Egypt, which was lacking raw materials which is used in shipbuilding and even in building, as well as in burial uses. Wood is mainly used in it, and the cities of the Phoenician coast were characterized by dense forests with perennial trees and distinguished by high quality, important to the ancient Egyptians, so they established these relationships, whether they were commercial or also to control over this region. The Phoenician trade movement deals with a lot of materials, pine wood, fruits, discarded beaches, fabrics and embroideries, leather, Judah tar, incense, slaves, perfumes, purple-red, precious stones, and glassware. If we look at these materials, most of them are used for luxury purposes and more than a commodity with a necessary utility and often desirable to the pharaohs and higher positions most of these materials are used in planning processes.

Effect of Biological Combined with Ultrasonic Extraction and Solvent Extraction on Resveratrol and Anthocyanin Content of Ripe Mulberry Fruits

Resveratrol and anthocyanins are important photochemicals that had high potential for health benefits. Thailand can produce a lot of mulberry fruits that are able to use for as raw material for resveratrol and anthocyanin extraction. This research aimed to find out the optimal process for resveratrol and anthocyanin extracted from ripe mulberry fruits. Mulberry fruits from Chiang Mai variety which were harvested from mixed ripening stage were suitable for using as raw material, because of its high value of resveratrol and anthocyanin content. In this study, two extraction methods were investigated; biological extraction and solvent extraction methods. From biological extraction without ultrasonic treatment and without deacidification, it was found that resveratrol content was increased during yeast fermentation. After filtration, fermented mulberry fruit solution had very high recovery value of resveratrol (331.97%) from fresh ripe mulberry fruits. From solvent extraction, preliminary dehydration of fresh ripe mulberry fruits decreased the amount of resveratrol and anthocyanin content. So that fresh ripe mulberry fruits without dehydration was suitable to use as raw material. Mulberry juice and cake was obtained from hydraulic pressing of fresh ripe mulberry fruits. It was found that mulberry fruit cake had high resveratrol content approximately 2/3 of whole resveratrol content. In this study, mulberry fruit cake was selected as raw material for solvent extraction. Room temperature extraction of mulberry fruit cake with mixed solvent (ethanol:ethyl acetate = 50:50) at the ratio of 1:5 for 1 hour soaking time could provided 104.24% of resveratrol recovery from fresh ripe mulberry fruits. According to resveratrol recovery, the high potential method for resveratrol extract should be biological extraction. The extract solution with high resveratrol content could be utilized as concentrate or powder forms.

PENGARUH EDUKASI PERILAKU HIDUP BERSIH DAN SEHAT (PHBS) TERHADAP PERILAKU PENCEGAHAN COVID-19 PADA ANAK USIA SEKOLAH


 
 
 
 Background. According to the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia (2020), the age group of children is very vulnerable to being infected with COVID-19. Classification of children aged less than 18 years with a total number of children as many as 79.5 million or 30.1% of confirmed cases of positive COVID-19 children. The percentage is 8,1% positive for COVID-19, 8,6% being treated, 8,3% recovering, and 1,6% dying. In an effort to maintain the health of children, the Indonesian Ministry of Health has determined several preventions for COVID-19, which include implementing a clean and healthy lifestyle (washing hands with soap, using a mask when coughing or colds, exercising regularly, getting enough rest and consuming a balanced diet with lots of vegetables and fruits). fruit). A clean and healthy lifestyle must be applied as early as possible so that it becomes a positive habit in maintaining health. SDN 01 Malanggaten is a public elementary school located in the east of the Kebakramat sub-district. The number of students from grades 4 to 6 is approximately 60 students. Based on information from the Indonesian Ministry of Health (2020), school-age children are very vulnerable to COVID-19, so it is necessary to implement as early as possible about PHBS education and prevention of covid-19 so that children avoid the disease covid-19.
 
 
 
 
 The Purpose. To determine the effect of education on clean and healthy living behavior (PHBS) on the behavior of preventing COVID-19 in school-age children
 
 
 
 
 Method. This study is a post-test, pre-post test and the static group comparison design research to determine the effect of clean and healthy living behavior education (PHBS) on covid-19 prevention behavior in school-age children, the results of the study using Paired T-Test
 
 
 
 
 Results. Mean before education 12,2750 and after education 15.1000, mean differences -2,82500, std deviation 2,70695 . Based on the value of the mean difference (mean differences) is negative, namely -2,82500, it can be interpreted that the result after being given education is higher than before being given education, with sig. (2-tailed) p value = 0,001.
 
 
 
 
 
 The Conclusion. PHBS behavior education is significantly effective for improving Covid-19 prevention behavior
 
 
 
 
 
 Keywords PHBS Education, Covid-19 prevention behavior in children
 
 
 
 
 

ANALISIS VITAMIN C PADA BUAH JERUK PASAMAN UNTUK MENINGKATKAN IMUNITAS TUBUH PADA MASA PANDEMI

Vitamin C is the best antioxidant known to have benefits to boost immunity. One of the fruits that contain vitamin C is the Pasaman orange. Pasaman orange is a fruit that is a flowering plant with members of the Citrus clan from the Rutaceae tribe (orange-orange tribe). Pasaman oranges were analyzed for their vitamin C content in order to increase the community's immunity during the covid-19 pandemic. The method used is a laboratory experiment with the iodometric method. The result is that Pasaman oranges contain high levels of vitamin C, with the average vitamin C levels in the Pasaman oranges being 10.22%, 11.18% and 10.38% respectively, while the average vitamin C levels in the Pasaman oranges were 10.59%. And during this pandemic, we should consume a lot of food and fruit with vitamin C to increase the body's immunity, so that it can be developed to the next stage of further and more effective research.