IPTEK BAGI MASYARAKAT KELOMPOK USAHA KRUPUK PULI DI DESA TOYOMARTO, KECAMATAN SINGOSARI, KABUPATEN MALANG

Abstract

Crackers are not just a food complement, but they are already become typical souvenir culinary products of a region. Toyomarto Village in Singosari District, Malang Regency, has the potential of cracker household industry. The problems in this business are (1) The drying of pulp cracker is hampered during the rainy season and the product is declined by 60% in the rainy season; (2) Unhygienic mixer due to irreversible rotating device which never washed; (3) Still used bleng which is prohibited by the Ministry of Health of Indonesia Government, so the cracker is very potential in interfering consumer health; (4) The cracker producer still does not know what the food additive which recommended by Ministry of Health, neither does how to use it. The solutions offered for solving the problems are: (1) Designing and making dryer; (2) Designing and making mixer; (3) Replacing bleng with food additive which permitted by Minister of Health, namely STPP (Sodium Tri Poly Phosphat); (4) Improving knowledge and skills of cracker producer in the using of STPP.