PEMANFAATAN LIMBAH KULIT BUAH NANAS (Ananas comosus) SEBAGAI MINUMAN FERMENTASI YANG MENYEHATKAN

Abstrak

Processing of food and beverages from fruits in general only utilizes the flesh of the fruit and throws away the skin of the fruit so that it becomes waste that is no longer needed. One of the unused fruit peel wastes is pineapple peel (Ananas comosus). Pineapple peel contains chemical compounds that are beneficial for health such as bromelain, flavonoids, tannins, oxalate, and pitat, where the compounds in this fruit peel have stronger antibacterial activity against gram positives. This activity aims to introduce the use of pineapple peels into a fermented beverage preparation form that is probiotic so that it can maintain a healthy intestinal condition known as "Tepache" with a delicious and fresh taste in the mouth and safe for health. PkM activities carried out by educating the public in the form of counseling about the utilization of pineapple peel waste as a healthy fermented drink can be accepted by the community in Kalabbirang Village, Patallassang District, Takalar Regency. The enthusiasm of the community is evidenced by the increasing understanding of the community and the desire of the community to utilize pineapple peels which so far have only been considered waste.