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Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences, Diponegoro University, Semarang,
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Abstrac Received: 1 July 2020
This research aims to determine the effect of different fermentation times Accepted: 17 June 2022
on the chemical, microbiological and hedonic quality of Kombucha of Arabica Available online: 30 June 2022
Coffee Cascara. The material used in this study is Arabica Coffee Cascara as
Keywords:
a raw material for making kombucha with different fermentation treatment. The Bacteria
research method used was a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 4 Cascara
treatments and 5 repetitions. Fermentation time variations carried out are 2, 4, Fermentation
6 and 8 days. Data from the testing of chemical and microbiological properties Kombucha
were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) with a 95% confidence Yeast
level and if there is a real influence then proceed with the Duncan Multiple
Range Test (DMRT). Data from the hedonic quality test results were analyzed © 2022
using Kruskal Wallis nonparametric test with a confidence level of 95% and if Indonesian Food Technologists
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there was a real influence, then proceed with the Mann-Whitney test. The
results showed that the different fermentation time of Kombucha of Arabica This is an open access article
Coffee Cascara had a significant effect (p <0.05) on total acid, total sugar, total under the CC BY-NC-ND
alcohol, total microbes, and hedonic quality of the product. The longer the license.
fermentation lasts, the total acid and total alcohol will increase while the total
sugar, total microbes and antioxidant activity will decrease. Kombucha of doi: 10.17728/jaft.8399
Arabica Coffee Cascara with 8 days fermentation time is the best treatment
product because it meets the quality standards and is preferred by panelists.
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in cascara (Rohdiana, 1999). Fresh cascara generally total microbes and hedonic tests.
contains crude protein, crude fiber, tannin, caffeine,
lignin, fat, ash, calcium, phosphorus, and several Arabica Coffee Cascara Tea Making
secondary metabolite compounds, such as the The making of The cascara tea method referred to
polyphenol group (Sumihati et al., 2011). Polyphenol the method of Yuwanti et al. (2018) with modification.
compounds contained in Cascara are flavan-3-ol, 32.5 grams (5%) of Arabica Coffee Cascara and 650 mL
hydroxynamic acid, flavanols, anthocyanin, catechins, of water was heated at 90°C for 5 minutes until it forms
tannins and ferulic acids (Esquivel and Jimenez, 2012). an Arabica Coffee Cascara tea. The tea was filtered to
Cascara also contains vitamins C and E which are good separate the pulp and then put it into a container/bottle
for human skin (Nuraini et al., 2019). This research aims glass. The Arabica Coffee Cascara tea was cooled to
to determine the effect of different fermentation times room temperature.
against the chemical, microbiological and hedonic quality
of Kombucha of Arabica Coffee Cascara. Kombucha of Arabica Coffee Cascara Making
The making of Kombucha of Arabica Coffee
Materials and methods Cascara method referred to the method of Nurhayati et
Materials al. (2018) with modification. Arabica Coffee Cascara tea
The ingredients used are Arabica Coffee Cascara, was mixed with 5.5% (v/v) of High Fructose Syrup and
starter SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and put into a sterile glass container, then added a starter
Yeast), High Fructose Syrup, NaOH 0.1 N, PP indicators, SCOBY and Kombucha vinegar until the solution
PCA (Plate Count Agar), distilled water, physiological reached pH 4. The glass container was closed using
NaCl 0.85%, methanol and DPPH reagents. The tools plastic and sealed using a rubber band. The tea was
used are beaker, measuring cup, analytical scales, drop incubated at room temperature with a treatment duration
pipettes, volume pipettes, test tubes, thermometers, of fermentation for 2, 4, 6 and 8 days. The fermented tea
vortices, Erlenmeyer, burettes, Kjeldahl distillation was filtered to separate Nata (secondary product) from
flasks, pycnometers, scales, autoclaves, petri dishes, the Kombucha of Arabica Coffee Cascara. Kombucha of
stoves, thermometers, refractometers, and Arabica Coffee Cascara was pasteurized at 70°C for 10
spectrophotometers. minutes.
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homogenized using a vortex. The homogeneous wavelength of 517 nm. Blanks were made using
samples were leavened for 30 minutes. The absorbance methanol. The antioxidant levels were calculated using
value was measured using a spectrophotometer at a Equation 3.
Table 1. Total Acid, Total Sugar, Total Alcohol, Total Microbes and Antioxidant Activity of
Kombucha of Arabica Coffee Cascara
Treatments
Parameters
2 days 4 days 6 days 8 days
Total Acid (%) 0.20 ± 0.02a 0.21 ± 0.01a 0.24 ± 0.03a 0.29 ± 0.04b
Total Sugar (°brix) 6.80 ± 0.28b 6.52 ± 0.48b 6.28 ± 0.33ab 5.92 ± 0.43a
Total Alcohol (%) 0.74 ± 0.37a 0.91 ± 0.39a 1.21 ± 0.43a 2.59 ± 0.36b
Total Microbes (104 CFU/ml) 12.00 ± 7.58b 5.80 ± 3.65a 3.60 ± 2.10a 2.22 ± 1.66a
Antioxidant Activity (%) 89.55 ± 0.43 89.00± 0.63 88.63 ± 0.61 87.01 ± 2.67
Notes: Numbers followed by different superscripts show significant effects (p<0.05).
The increase of total acid value in Kombucha of the increase in fermentation time. The decrease in the
Arabica Coffee Cascara was caused by an increase in total sugar of Kombucha of Arabica Coffee Cascara was
the number of organic acids due to the metabolic process caused by using sugar as the main nutrient for microbes.
of the starter SCOBY consisting of various bacteria and This is supported by the opinion of Puspitasari et al.
yeast with sugar. This is supported by the opinion of (2017) which states that the sugar content in Kombucha
Ayuratri and Kusnadi (2018) which states that the serves as a carbon source of microbes that can be used
sucrose contained in Kombucha will run into a recast to grow and metabolism. Sugar used by bacteria and
carried out by bacteria and yeast and will then be yeast in the SCOBY starter to metabolize and convert to
changed to organic acids such as acetic acid and organic acids and alcohol. This is supported by the
gluconic acid. The formed acetic acid would be used to opinion of Suhardini and Zubaidah (2016) which states
stimulate the growth of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae that the level of sugar in Kombucha which is shrinking is
which could metabolize and produce alcohol. This is caused by the activity of yeast which remodels sugar to
consistent with the opinion of Nur et al. (2018) which be converted into alcohol as well as the activity of
states that Saccharomyces cerevisiae can be stimulated bacteria which remodels glucose into gluconic acid.
by growth due to the intake of acetic acid produced by
the bacterium Acetobacter xylinum during aerobic Total Alcohol
fermentation. Based on the test results presented in Table 1, the
different fermentation length treatment in making
Total Sugar Kombucha of Arabica Coffee Cascara had a significant
Based on the test results presented in Table 1, the effect (p<0.05) on the total alcohol value of the product.
different fermentation length treatment in making The longer fermentation of Kombucha made an increase
Kombucha of Arabica Coffee Cascara had a significant in total alcohol value. This is consistent with the opinion
effect (p<0.05) on the total sugar value of the product. of Simanjuntak et al. (2016) which states that the total
The longer fermentation of Kombucha caused a value of alcohol contained in Kombucha products will
decrease in total sugar value. This is consistent with the increase with increasing fermentation time. The increase
opinion of Simanjuntak et al. (2016) which states that the in the total alcohol of Kombucha of Arabica Coffee
total sugar content of Kombucha will decrease along with Cascara was caused by the metabolic processes carried
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out by yeast on the SCOBY starter which converts sugar to release and the antioxidant activity of kombucha
into alcohol. This is in accordance with the opinion of decreases.
Insani et al. (2018) which states that yeast run in a
fermentation process will metabolize and remodels Hedonic Test of Aroma
glucose into alcohol. Based on the test results presented in Table 2, the
difference in fermentation time treatment had no
Total Microbes significant effect (p> 0.05) on the aroma of Kombucha of
Based on the test results presented in Table 1, the Arabica Coffee Cascara. The results of the panelist score
different fermentation length treatments in the making of on the aroma attributes ranged from 3.20 to 3.32, which
Kombucha of Arabica Coffee Cascara had a significant was included in the Normal (neutral) category. The
effect (p<0.05) on the total product microbes. The longer longer the fermentation lasts, the stronger the aroma
fermentation of Kombucha caused a decrease in the total becomes. This is in accordance with the opinion of
microbes. This is consistent with the opinion of Wistiana Mahadi et al. (2016) which states that the fermentation
and Zubaidah (2015) which states that the longer the process that lasts longer can affect the aroma of
fermentation time in Kombucha, the rate of microbial Kombucha becoming more acidic. The aroma of the acid
growth inhibited, and the amount decreased. A decrease was thought to cause the panelists to score "normal"
in the rate of microbial growth in Kombucha of Arabica because the panelists are not yet familiar with the scent
Coffee Cascara was caused by a decrease in the amount of Kombucha. The aroma of acid in Kombucha of Arabica
of sugar which is the main nutrient for microbes. This is Coffee Cascara was thought to originate from the content
supported by the opinion of Ayuratri and Kusnadi (2017) of organic acids and volatile alcohol. This is consistent
which states that along with the increase in fermentation with the opinion of Purnami et al (2018) which states that
time, sugar as a source of carbon for microbes will Kombucha has a distinctive sour aroma derived from the
decrease in number due to the recast process by yeast content of volatile compounds, such as acetic acid,
to become organic acids so that microbes lose their alcohol, and other organic acids. The aroma of cascara
source of nutrients to grow and the amount decreases. as a raw material for Kombucha also influenced the
Some sugar, which was the main nutrient for bacteria result of the Kombucha aroma. Guntoro et al. (2019)
and yeast during the fermentation process can also be expressed the opinion that the coffee cherry or cascara
turned into an inhibitor because it has been overhauled skin has a strong and distinctive aroma of fruit.
into organic acids and alcohol which contribute to the
decrease in total microbes. This is consistent with the Color Hedonic
opinion of Goh et al. (2012) which states that the sugar Based on the test results presented in Table 2, the
content in Kombucha has the potential to be an inhibitor difference in fermentation time treatment had a
for microorganisms because sugar that has been turned significant effect (p<0.05) on the color preference of
into organic acids and alcohol can reduce the ability of Kombucha of Arabica Coffee Cascara. Panelists
microorganisms to metabolize. commented on the brown color seen in Kombucha. The
color of Kombucha of Arabica Coffee Cascara was
Antioxidant Activity thought to come up due to the content of the polyphenol
Based on the test results presented in Table 1, the compound in cascara which was the raw material for the
different fermentation length treatments in making product. This is in accordance with the opinion of
Kombucha of Arabica Coffee Cascara did not show any Yuwanti et al. (2018) which states that cascara contains
significant effect (p>0.05) on the antioxidant activity of several polyphenol compounds, one of them was
the product. The longer fermentation of Kombucha anthocyanin which can give a color profile to the results
caused a decrease in the antioxidant activity. This is of steeping. The brown color in Kombucha was thought
supported by the opinion of Kusuma and Fibrianto (2019) to be due to the content of catechin compounds in
which states that the antioxidant activity in Kombucha will cascara which is easily oxidized to produce theaflavin
tend to decrease with increasing fermentation time. A and thearubigin compounds as a determinant of steeping
decrease in the antioxidant activity of Kombucha of color. This is supported by the opinion of Towaha (2013)
Arabica Coffee Cascara was caused by a decrease in which states that catechin compounds are compounds
acidity (pH) so that the solution has a more acidic that are easily oxidized and produce theaflavin and
atmosphere. Hassmy et al. (2017) states that acidic pH thearubigin compounds which can affect the color yield
values can cause phenolic compounds to become more of steeping tea products.
stable so that protons that can bind to DPPH are difficult
Table 2. Scores of Hedonic Properties of Kombucha from Arabica Coffee Cascara
Treatments
Hedonic Attributes
2 days 4 days 6 days 8 days
Aroma 3.28 ± 0.84 3.20 ± 0.64 3.24 ± 1.16 3.32 ± 0.98
Color 3.72 ± 0.73ab 3.56 ± 0.58b 4.08 ± 0.81a 3.36 ± 0.70b
Sour Taste 2.96 ± 1.01 a 3.88 ± 0.92 b 3.60 ± 1.11 b 3.36 ± 0.99ab
Overall 3.24 ± 0.83ac 3.68 ± 0.55a 3.68 ± 0.90ab 3.00 ± 0.64c
Notes: Numbers followed by different superscripts show significant effects (p<0.05).
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