Carrot Extract Effervescent Granulation Formulation (Daucus Carota L.) With The Addition of Citric Acid-Tartic Acid and Sodium Bicarbonate on Physical Characteristics and Content of Β-Carotene

Abstract

Carrot (Daucus carota L.) is a type of plant that contains β-carotene. Effervescent granules are a combination of citric acid-tartaric acid and sodium bicarbonate which when dissolved in water will produce carbon dioxide quickly to produce foam. This study aims to determine the effect of variations in levels of citric acid-tartaric acid and sodium bicarbonate on the physical properties and levels of β-carotene effervescent granule carrot extract (Daucus carota L.). Carrot extract was made in 4 effervescent granule formulas namely F1, F2, F3 and F4 then tested the physical properties of the granules and the β-carotene content results in F1 test, the water content was 1.43%, the flow time was 7.54 g/sec, the angle of repose 36.520 tests dissolve time of 83.59 seconds. In F2 the water content test was 1.70%, the flow time was 11.36 g/sec, the angle of repose was 35, 870 test dissolve time of 110.72 seconds. In F3 the water content test was 0.77%, the flow time was 6.40 g/sec, the angle of repose was 37.330, test dissolved time was 67.26 seconds. In F4 test the water content was 0.93%, the flow time was 10.28 g/sec, the angle of repose was 37.070, the test dissolved time was 57.51 seconds and β-carotene levels in F1, F2, F3 and F4 were 0.14 mg/g . Variations in levels of citric acid, tartaric acid and sodium bicarbonate affected the physical properties of the effervescent granules but did not affect the levels of β-carotene in the effervescent granules of Carrot Extract (Daucus carota L.).