The Effect Of The Ratio Of Palm Sugar And Pineapple Skin On Eco-Enzyme Characteristics Of Pineapple Peel (Ananas Comosus)

Abstract

Ecoenzyme is a product of fermentation process that can be used as disinfectant, biocompose, and  surface cleaner. In general, ecoenzyme production use organic waste, glucose, and water which  fermented for 3 months in anaerob condition before harvested. This research intended to determine the  effect of brown sugar addition on characteristics of ecoenzyme from pineapple peels. This research  using completely randomized design with single treatment. The treatment in this research was addition  of brown sugar in different ratio. Brown sugar addition of pineapple peels consist of 6 level which are  0:6 ratio; 1:6 ratio; 2:6 ratio; 3:6 ratio; 4:6 ratio; and 5:6 ratio of brown sugar. Variables observed in  this research are alcohol contain, pH, and total dissolve solid. The result of this observation indicate  that brown sugar addition affected alcohol contain, acidity, and total dissolve solid of ecoenzyme from  pineapple peels. Ecoenzyme has higest alcohol contain on day 8 and decresed on day 10. Addition of  4:6 brown sugar ratio was the best treatment with 6,83±0,60% (v/v) alcohol contain, 3,74±0,05 pH, and  7,23± 0,55 total dissolve solid value.