Perubahan Sifat Fisik Biji Kedelai (Glycine max (L.) Merill) Varietas Baluran Selama Proses

Abstract

The Baluran variety is a newly developed soybean seed that their growth performance ability has been examined in several areas of Indonesia, especially in the East Java province. Since a difference in planting locations may cause a variety in the physical properties of soybeans, thus the recent work aimed to investigate the physical properties of this kind during the soaking process. Baluran variety soybean from different planting locations including Banyuwangi, Lumajang, and Situbondo were selected as the samples for this study and they were pre conditioned into three kind initial moisture contents (4, 10, and 20% on wet basis) prior to the experiment. Physical properties change was investigated in terms of moisture content, geometric mean diameter (Dg), and volume. The results showed that all the physical properties parameters observed in this study revealed an increased values during the soaking process. In most cases, the rate of change increased sharply in the beginning of soaking process within the time interval from 0 to 2 hours and then decreased gradually till reaching constant condition.