Acceptability and Fiber Content Analysis of Velva Javer (Red Guava (Psidium Guajava L.) with the Addition of Havermout (Avena Sativa) as an Alternative Snack for Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a condition where blood glucose levels >120 mg/dL. IDF re-ports that in 2021 the number of diabetes patients worldwide reach 537 million. Controlling diabetes risk factors can be done by implementing a healthy lifestyle. Fiber is crucial in regulating the diet of diabetic patients, fiber works by slowing the absorption of nutrients. Guava and havermout are one of the high-fiber food sources that play a role in diabetes management. Using a true experimental re-search design by giving treatment to samples, which then collected data obtained from organoleptic tests by 25 trained panelists. The data were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test and subsequently the Mann-Whitney test. The gavimetric method was used to determine the fiber content. From the organoleptic test, the control formulation got the highest average of 4.06 and for the treatment formula-tion, formulation 2 with a value of 3.77. Formulation 2 has a higher fiber content with 2.02g/100g. While for the statistical test, there was a significant difference in the aroma indicator between the control formulation and the treatment formula-tion. Formulation 2 has the highest fiber content so that it can be used as an alter-native snack for diabetic patients.