Journal of Tropical AgriFood
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Material flow analysis of white bread production: Case study at a home-scale bakery production in Surabaya

Sar Manik, Yosef Barita (Unknown)
Radia, Sabrina Alia (Unknown)
Putri, Nurul Ayanda (Unknown)
Azwar, Arrizal (Unknown)
Amaral, Joaozinho Jubileu San Sao (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
23 Jan 2026

Abstract

Bread production in urban areas of Indonesia requires significant resource inputs (total 150 kg: 85.21 kg flour, water 52.33 kg, sugar 4.26 kg, salt/yeast 1.74 kg each, oil 1.40 kg, butter 1.32 kg, eggs 2.00 kg for 135 kg/day of bread ready for distribution) while also producing solid waste and emissions, thus requiring an efficiency assessment through Material Flow Analysis (MFA) for sustainability. This study applied MFA with a gate-to-gate approach to seven operational units: weighing, mixing, fermentation, dough forming, baking, cooling, and packaging at a home industry in Surabaya, using primary data from structured interviews (October 29, 2025) and secondary data from literature. The results show high efficiency with a Product Yield of 90%, Organic Waste of 3.34%, NPOR (Non-Product Output Ratio) of 10.01%, and total emissions and steam of 6.67%; main losses: 7.6 kg CO₂ (mixing/fermentation), trim waste 3 kg, exhaust 2.4 kg, steam 1.7 kg (mass imbalance of 0.515 kg due to rounding/evaporation). MFA effectively supports sustainable bakery production through process optimization and waste valorization.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JTAF

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry

Description

Tropical AgriFood is academic journal for research article and review in the field of agricultural technology including agricultural engineering, postharvest physiology and technology, agricultural product processing technology, food science and technology, biotechnology, nutrition, herbal, and ...