Pemanfaatan Ubi Ungu Sebagai Makanan Kesehatan Dalam Upaya Peningkatan Derajat Kesehatan dan Kesejahteraan Masyarakat Petani di Desa Mekar Jaya Kecamatan Duhiadaa Kabupaten Pohowato

Abstract

The potency of purple sweet potatoes cultivation in Mekar Jaya Village, Duhiadaa Sub-district, Pohowato Regency is abundant but only sold in the form of tuber. Average selling price of the tuber is Rp. 7,000, - which is still included in the very low price category and the demand is still small. To be able to increase the selling point, it is necessary to inform the community in the village both knowledges and skills in terms of raw management of the tuber into flour and subsequently it can be made into a healthy food with high nutritional value and also to increase the selling value so as to improve the welfare of the community. This activity aims to improve the knowledges and skills of the community in making healthy food from the tuber. This health foods such as ice cream with high nutritional value, brownies and low carbohydrate bread, and potato sticks with high antioxidant content is one of the alternative food destined for diabetics, cholesterol due to the nutritional content and fiber. The empowerment model in transferring knowledges and technology to the group of Pembinaan Kesejahteraan Keluarga (PKK) in the village is using direct practice method in the field, starting from the process of making products from the tuber to product marketing. This activity involves the supervisors (Dosen Pembimbing Lapangan, DPL), students, extension workers as partners in KKNPPM (Kuliah Kerja Nyata - Pembelajaran Pemberdayaan Masyarakat) activities that is a very important institution related to the activities undertaken and involved in the development of agricultural commodities development.  The form of the implemented program are socialization by the students about the benefits of the tuber and direct practice about how to make healthy products such as making bread, brownies, ice cream and potato sticks, packaging and marketing according to the needs. The method used is empowerment of PKK Mekar Jaya group with instructional techniques and direct practice by providing knowledges about how to produce a high quality products from the purple sweet potatoes which is capable to compete in the market