QUALITY CHARACTERISTIC OF CARRAGEENAN SEAWEED KAPPAPHYCUS ALVAREZII WITH DIFFERENT BLEACHING TREATMENT: QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF ORGANOLEPTIC AND PROXIMATE

Abstract

This research was aimed to determine the effect of bleaching method at different bleaching places and type of
water soaking toward the quality of seaweed. This research uses a randomized factorial design. It consists of 2
factors;which are type of bleaching place and type of soaking. At the first factor, there are two levels, namely the
level of seawater and freshwater. On the second factor there are two levels, namely the level of land soaking and
sea soaking. The results of the research showed that the bleaching treatment at sea with the type of sea water
soakingwas thebest treatment based onseveral parameters: byProximate,Organoleptic, and bleaching treatments
with different soaking.
Keywords: Kappaphycus alvarezii, carrageenan, organoleptic, proximate.