Creative, Master of Food Technology, FTP Unud Student Teaches KWT Br. Samu Mekar Bhuana Turns Local Food into Healthy Cookies

Students of the Master of Food Technology Study Program, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Udayana University (FTP Unud), namely Putu Ayu Gaudiya Waisnawi and I Gusti Ayu Krisma Widya Saraswati provide training and teach KWT. Banjar Samu Mekar Bhuana, Abiansemal District, Badung, processes local food ingredients, namely Purple Sweet Potatoes, Moringa and Ginger as additional ingredients in the process of making cookies. This training was held on Wednesday, August 31st , 2022.

 

KWT. Banjar Samu Mekar Bhuana Abiansemal Badung is one of the KWT assisted by PT. Tirta Investama (AQUA mambal) and the activities carried out are the realization of CSR from PT. Tirta Investama (Aqua Mambal). This activity was also accompanied by an FTP Unud Lecturer, Dr. Ir. Luh Putu Wrasiati, M.P., Dr. Dewa Ayu Anom Yuarini, S.TP., M.Agb and I Gede Arie Mahendra Putra, S.TP., M.TP.

 

Participants who are members of the KWT. Banjar Samu Mekar Bhuana gave a positive response to the activities carried out. One of the representatives of the Unud FTP Lecturer is Dr. Ir. Luh Putu Wrasiati, M.P. hopes that through this activity it is hoped that it can increase the creativity of the local KWT, besides that it is also hoped that through this KWT training. Banjar Samu Mekar Bhuana is more productive and has products that can be used as superior products to sell in order to increase income from local KWT. She also informed that the use of Moringa, Purple Sweet Potato and Ginger is one of the food diversification to make healthy processed food because these three ingredients contain bioactive components that can function as antioxidants that are good for health.