DISEMINASI TEKNOLOGI KONVERSI GULA PALMA CETAK (KELAPA DAN SIWALAN) MENJADI GULA KRISTAL (SEMUT) UNTUK MENINGKATKAN NILAI EKONOMIS PRODUK

Abstract

Palm sugar is a type of sugar which made from palm sap and usually it processed be“gula batok” and has been developed to crystal sugar because it more capable of increase consumer interest. However during the process of making ant sugar, it is necessary to have good quality sap (reduced sugar content <6%) and this condition tends to be produced during the dry season. This certainly has an impact on the continuity of ant sugar production. Therefore, to overcome this problem reprocessing (reprocessing) or advanced methods from the form of print sugar into the form of ant sugar that has high economic value depends on the quality of the sugar produced. The Advanced Method (pedaling, drying, sifting and sieving) is carried out if the quality of the ant sugar produced from the reproduction is of good quality, but if the low-quality print sugar is carried out the process of reprocessing (molding, dissolving, FCS addition, crystallization, drying and sieving) as in the Granted Patent IDP000043934 procedure on December 21, 2016. In this activity dissemination activities have been carried out consisting of: a) reprocessing technology training; b) delivery of tools for making ant sugar; and c) assisting production technology. The object of dissemination that will be empowered consists of coconut sugar craft (UMKM) clusters in Nglegok Village, Kec. Nglegok, Blitar. Indicators used to measure technology adoption capabilities include: ease of technology adoption, increased production capacity of ant sugar, prices of ant sugar products produced, and increased income of craftsmen (UMKM) concerned. The results show that the process of technology dissemination can improve the quality of ant sugar so that it is more profitable for UMKM.