Biskuit mocaf–garut tinggi zat besi meningkatkan kadar Fe darah dan kadar hemoglobin pada tikus Sprague Dawley

Sari, Hesti Permata
Agustia, Friska Citra
Subardjo, Yovita Puri
Ramadhan, Gumintang Ratna

JURNAL GIZI INDONESIA
Vol 7, No 1 (2018)

Background: Biskuit are the most popular snack. Agustia et al (2016) have found biscuit made from mocaf-arrowroot substituted chicken’s liver and red spinach that has hight level of iron.Objectives: The aim of this research was to determine the bioassay value of this biscuit. Methods: The experiment was a trial of anemia recovery by providing 32 wistar rats with no iron-containing feeding for 7 days then continued for 14 days were given into 4 treatment groups, ½ serving biscuit (0.2 gram), 1 serving (0.8 gram) and 2 servings (0.4 grams) Statistical analysis was performed by using ANOVA dan LSD. Results: The result showed that there are differences between groups  (p:0.00) and we found that the highest increase of Blood Fe and haemoglobin was in the group with 2 servings of biskuist (6.65 ± 0.49 µg/dl ; 3.62 ± 0.06 gr/dl).Conclusion: Biscuit made from mocaf-arrowroot substituted liver and spinach can increase Blood Fe and haemoglobin in anemia rat.