Abstract:
Sugar in the from of powder or flour is known as granular palm sugar. Granular
palm sugar from aren (Nypa Fruiticans Wurmb) which is one source of alternative sweeteners from palm trees that have great potential. With high sucrose content. In addition to containing source, granular palm also contain a mixture of fructose and glucose. This research aims to produce granular palm sugar. Granular palm sugar are eligible for public consumption and industry. This study consists of three phases the first phase of the experiment is to determine the optimum composition polialumunium chloride (PAC) as a purifying material. A second phase of studying the process of dual use decolorization activated charcoal and ion exchange resins and the third stage of studying the influence. Polialumunium chloride (PAC) of the quality of granular palm sugar produced. The results showed that the PAC can be used as an alternative purification material in manufacturing of granular palm sugar and the composition of the optimum polialumunium chloride is the addition of 1% Ca(OH)2 5%. In the process of double decolorization give the best results on the composition of the PAC 1% to 57% color value T with 14.44% sucrose. The end product of granular palm sugar with 57% T (Pale Yellow) color, and reductions sugar of 9.8%.
