The UGM TPHP Flavor Technology lecture activity held a guest lecture with a speaker from PT Firmenich Indonesia, Yono Yogoasakti. The guest lecture which took place on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 11:00-12:45 WIB was hosted by Dr. Ir. Supriyadi, M.Sc. and Dr. Manikharda, S.T.P., M.Agr. This guest lecture was held through the Webex platform and was attended by 80 participants.

The use of flavor as an effort to reduce sugar consumption is based on four factors, including the global health landscape, sugar tax policy, consumer awareness, and good taste. According to WHO, the recommended amount of sugar consumption per day is no more than 5% of total free sugar calories. If sugar is consumed in excess, it will cause negative health effects, such as obesity and diabetes. read more

On Thursday, May 6, 2021, the TPHP UGM Factory Design Evaluation course held a guest lecture with the theme “Detection of Potential Hidden Problems in Processing Unit Design”. This guest lecture was presented by Y.P. Diksi Agni Kustanta from PT Dain Celicani Citra Cemerlang and hosted by Dr.nat.techn. FMC Sigit Setyabudi, S.T.P., M.P., TPHP UGM lecturer. The guest lecture, which took place at 11:00-12:40 WIB, was conducted through the Ms Teams platform and attended by 115 participants. read more

The Rubber and Fiber Technology course held a guest lecture on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 09.00 – 10.40 WIB. This guest lecture carried the topic of Rubber Processing in Industry with the speaker, Santo Kiswoyo, S.T.P., M.Sc. from PTPN VII and guided by Dr. Manikharda, S.T.P., M.Agr. as the moderator. This guest lecture was conducted through Webex platform and attended by 6 participants.

Rubber is a basic material to produce products that are useful for the needs of living things, especially humans. Rubber is produced from rubber trees with the Latin name Havea braziliensis and new rubber can be tapped if the plant is about 4-5 years old and the trunk circumference reaches 45 cm. Rubber tapping is done every 3 days to give time for the formation of the tapping panel. read more

The practicum activity of Product Development and Process Technology of TPHP UGM held a guest lecture by inviting an entrepreneur and podcaster, Rizky Ardi Nugroho. The guest lecture which took place on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 13.30-15.00 WIB was hosted by Dr. Dwi Larasatie Nur Fibri, S.T.P., M.Sc. This guest lecture was held through the Webex platform and attended by 102 participants.

Currently, to strengthen and expand the product marketing network can use the help of e-commerce and resellers. E-commerce is an electronic mall or electronic marketplace in which there are many sellers. Some of the giant e-commerce or marketplaces in Indonesia include Shopee, Tokopedia, Bukalapak, Blibli.com, Facebook Marketplace, GoFood, GrabFood, and others. read more

The Department of Food and Agricultural Products Technology of FTP UGM held a community service activity themed “Technical Guidance and Alternative Carica Processing Technology” for the Management of the Elderly Cottage and Al-Maa’uun Orphanage, Wonosobo. This activity was guided by Dr. Arima Diah Setiowati, S.T.P., M.Sc., TPHP UGM lecturer. The activity which took place at 09.00-12.30 WIB was carried out through the Zoom Meeting platform.

The event was opened with remarks from Prof. Dr. Ir. Tyas Utami, M.Sc. as Chairperson of the UGM TPHP Department and Mr. Sukarwi as a representative of the elderly cottage and Al-Maa’uun orphanage, Wonosobo. Mr. Sukarwi said that the obstacle that occurs when sending carica fruit outside the area is the shipping cost which is more expensive than the carica fruit itself. So it was thought to increase the added value of carica fruit by making it an instant carica product. read more

On 10-12 April 2019, the Department of Food Technology and Agricultural Products of FTP UGM held a community service program in the form of training on grass jelly and pumpkin processing for nine participants from the Magetan Regency Food Plantation Horticulture and Food Security Office. The training program was coordinated by Fiametta Ayu Purwandari, STP, M.Sc. The purpose of the training was to provide insight to the participants regarding the food safety of innovative and contemporary products from local sources of the Magetan district, namely pumpkin and grass jelly. read more

For those of you who like light snacks, you must be familiar with the name rengginang. This glutinous rice snack is still favored by the public. However, who would have thought that the process of making rengginang requires a lot of care and skill? So far, the process of molding rengginang is still done manually, without the use of special printing equipment. In addition to taking a long time, the manual molding process only produces rengginang in low capacity.

Seeing this problem, Ir. Priyanto Triwitono, MP. a lecturer in the department of Agricultural Product Processing Technology (TPHP) of FTP UGM was moved to find a solution to overcome the problem of efficiency and productivity of making rengginang by developing a rengginang printer. read more