The University of Indonesia (UI) is committed to boosting the\nIndonesian community\u2019s economy by developing coffee made from job\u2019s\ntears seeds that is both caffeine-free and gluten-free.<\/p>\n
The Community Service Team from the UI Faculty of Pharmacy (FFUI) is\npartnering with farming communities, SMEs, and the residents of the\nHanjeli Tourism Village in Sukabumi Regency, West Java, to process job\u2019s\ntears seeds into a nutritious beverage with a natural coffee\nflavour.<\/p>\n
Prof.\u00a0Dr.\u00a0apt. Berna Elya, leader of the FFUI Community Service Team,\nstated in Depok, West Java, on Friday, that this collaborative programme\nto increase commodity value is being conducted using a \u2018living lab\u2019\napproach. The programme is expected to elevate job\u2019s tears seeds as a\nhigh-value food product with the potential to become a leading regional\ncommodity.<\/p>\n
Prof.\u00a0Berna, who leads the programme titled \u201cBestari Saintek\u201d,\nexplained that the development of the job\u2019s tears commodity is a\nrealisation of laboratory research findings intended for practical use\nby the community. \u201cJob\u2019s tears, or jali, is a local plant with immense\npotential to be processed into healthy food products. Through this\ncommunity service, we want to bring laboratory research directly to the\npeople by processing these seeds into a beverage that tastes like\nnatural coffee, is nutritious, and is safe for those with caffeine or\ngluten intolerances,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n
The development process for the beverage is being carried out in\nstages, ranging from seed characterisation, experiments with roasting\nand grinding techniques, and prototype formulation, to ensuring the\nquality is safe for consumption and free from gluten and caffeine.<\/p>\n
Once the base product is established, the FFUI team will proceed with\npost-harvest training for farmers and SMEs, marketing trials in the\nHanjeli Tourism Village, and the preparation of Standard Operating\nProcedures (SOP) to standardise production. The assistance also covers\nbusiness models and branding strategies to ensure the product is ready\nto be marketed as a high-value-added beverage.<\/p>\n
Prof.\u00a0Berna added that beyond merely formulating the product, her\nteam is also training farmers and SMEs to be self-sufficient in\nprocessing job\u2019s tears seeds using easy-to-learn technology. The hope is\nthat this innovation will increase local incomes while establishing\njob\u2019s tears coffee as a proud souvenir product of Sukabumi.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ui-develops-nutritious-caffeine-free-and-gluten-free-jobs-tears-seed-coffee-1789707640", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }