The extended shelf life of aloe vera drink with a modified hot-filling practice for the SME. Issue 1 (March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sefrienda, A R; Amri, A F; Ariani, D; Susanto, A; Nurhikmat, A
• Is Part Of: IOP conference series. Volume 462:Issue 1(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-03
• Subjects: Earth sciences -- Periodicals; Environmental sciences -- Congresses; Environmental sciences -- Periodicals; 550.5
• DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/462/1/012022
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1755-1307

Abstract

Abstract: Aloe vera drink is a drink made by soaking aloe vera gel in a sugar solution that has good tastes and health benefits. Aloe vera drink in SME scale has a short shelf life for about two days and must be stored in cold temperatures which resulted in the limited marketing area. This study aims to extend shelf life by modifying the process production that easy to practice for SME. The hot-filling process was chosen because it is suitable for aloe vera drinks and easily applied in the SME. Total microbial, Brix, and pH testing were carried out to ensure product quality during storage. Aloe vera drink process using the hot-filling process can increase the product shelf life of up to 1 month at room temperature with total microbial 28x10 1 CFU/ml, which below SNI-7388-2009 about the maximum limit of microbial contamination.