Analysis of cocktail honey content as a supplementary preparation in preconception women

ABSTRACT

Objective: This study is basic research carried out to measure the nutritional content of the honey cocktail product, an herbal therapy as a complementary treatment in addressing reproductive health problems and improving the nutritional status of preconception women. The purpose of this research is to know the ingredients in honey cocktail products. Method: The stage of this study is; choose a sample, processing honey cocktail, and testing the parameters. This study used three main raw materials, namely honey, royal jelly, and bee bread. The honey used is Trigona sp. The three primary raw materials used have been processed from the Halal Center of Hasanuddin University. Honey cocktail processing will use a mixture of 100 g Trigona sp. honey, 100 g royal jelly, and 100 g bee bread, then be homogenized using a magnetic stirrer for ±15 min. Honey quality testing is conducted to determine the nutritional content of the honey cocktail supplement, such as vitamins, minerals, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, sugars (sucrose and glucose), hydroxymethylfurfural, and metals, and water. This study also examined the metal contamination, ash, and fat level. Results: The results of the test content in the cocktail honey supplement found in 100 ml containing 61.9 g carbohydrates, 0.7 g of protein, 2.3 mg of phosphorus, 0.3 mg of iron, 1736.27 μg/g of potassium, as much calcium 48.35 μg/g, 0.2 mg of manganese, 0.04 mg of fat content, and 2.84% of vitamin A. in addition, cocktail honey also contains 3.8% sucrose, 78% glucose, HMF 48.63 mg/kg, Cu <0.01 μg/g, PB 0.05 μg/g, arsenic <0.01, acidity 49.62 ml NaOH/kg, an ash content of 0.2%, and moisture content of 18.24%. Conclusion: The conclusion in this study cocktail honey samples meets the honey quality requirements following the Indonesian national standard. So that the cocktail honey supplement has good quality and is safe for consumption. (AU)