Botani Ekonomi Sorgum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) di Kecamatan Sugio Kabupaten Lamongan dan Pemanfaatannya sebagai Buku Ilmiah Populer

Abstract

Sorghum is a food commodity that has several advantages, such as its gluten free content and its resistance to less fertile land. Information related to sorghum plants needs to be provided to the public to increase economic value and as a food diversification program in Indonesia. However, with its advantages, many people do not like to consume it because it tastes bad. So there is a need for special processing into various processed foods that are acceptable to the public. Therefore, research was conducted to determine the processing process and types of processed foods from sorghum plants (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench). The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative with data collection through interviews, observations and documentation. The types of processed sorghum foods in Sugio District, Lamongan Regency have different manufacturing processes, namely sorghum flour, dry sus, rengginang, soy sauce, liquid brown sugar, instant rice and dry noodles. This product is able to increase the selling value of sorghum plants as seen from the profits obtained from product sales. The validation results show 88,9% falls into the category very suitable. as a reading book.