Journal of Wheatgrass

Content of Macro And Micro Nutrients in Wheatgrass Juice (Triticum aestivum) as Healty Drink

Irna Dewi Yuningsi, Saifuddin Sirajuddin, Yustini

Program Studi Ilmu Gizi Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat Universitas Hasanuddin

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ABSTRACT

Progress in science and food technology provides scientific evidence that some kind of food provide benefits for health. Many plants are known to have the potential for medical treatment, one of them is wheatgrass. The production of wheatgrass is cheap and it does not require for the involvement of pharmaceutical industry. Therapy of wheatgrasscan easily be developed as a therapeutic alternative preventive and curative to address problem of health. The quality of therapy juice wheatgrass is associated with content that is rich in nutrition. This study aims to analysis content of macro and micro nutrients in wheatgrass juices. This type of research is descriptive with laboratory analysis. The populationin this study was generated from the wheatgrass in Maros. Samplingin this study was carried out by random sampling and got 4 formulations  of  wheatgrass juice.  Data  were  analyzed  by descriptive analysis. The results showed macro nutrient content per250 ml of wheatgrass juice consisting of water content (211,185 to 220,545 g), carbohydrate content (from 02,16 to 8,4825 g), protein content (0,9225 to 1,1025 g), fat content (0,05175 to 0,14625 g), while thecontent of micro nutrients consisting of iron levels (1,52 to 1,8825 mg), magnesium levels(6,715-24,1825 mg), sodium levels (19,935-73,4325 mg), potasium levels (127,84 to 271,7825 mg). Research conclusion that the best formula is the formula 6. Criteria for determining the best formula based on the number of macro and micro nutrients are contained in the wheatgrass juice.