Chili powder sprinkled on rice added with ginkgo biloba.

Abstract

Vegetarian rice seasoning supplement with ginkgo seeds is an alternative product for health-conscious consumers as well as adds value to ginkgo seeds. In this research, the basic formula of rice seasoning was selected and developed into a Vegetarian rice seasoning supplement with ginkgo seeds at 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100 percent of the total amount of ingredients. The 3 basic formulas were prepared and were conducted the sensory evaluation in terms of appearance, colour, smell, taste, texture, and overall liking. It was found that the panelists gave the highest acceptance score on basic formula No. 1 for all aspects significantly (p<0.05). Therefore, this formulation was supplemented with ginkgo seeds at different levels (0-100%). From sensory testing by 50 panelists, rice seasoning supplement with ginkgo seeds 50%, showed the highest satisfaction score in all aspects (p<0.05). The appearance was included smaller pieces of golden yellow ginkgo seeds with crispy texture. This product still preserved the smell of chili paste mixed with the smell of ginkgo. The taste is mellow and lighter than that of the basic recipe. The nutritional value in terms of total energy, carbohydrates, fats of rice seasoning supplement with ginkgo were slightly close to that of the basic vegetarian rice seasoning. In addition, the color values (L* , a* , b*), moisture content, and water activity (aw) of rice seasoning supplement with ginkgo seeds at 50% were higher than those of the basic formula (p<0.05). From this resulted, it may be used as a guideline for the development of other rice seasoning or other foods to enhance nutritional value with ginkgo seeds as well.