Potensi Garam Bambu dari Bleduk Kuwu, Grobogan – Jawa Tengah

Abstract

Garam kuwu adalah garam yang berasal dari Desa Kuwu, Kecamatan Kradenan, Kabupaten Grobogan, Provinsi Jawa Tengah yang bersumber dari lumpur vulkanik. Harga garam kuwu Rp 15.000 – Rp 3.000,00 per kg. Olahan garam bambu menjadi solusi untuk meningkatkan nilai ekonomi dari garam kuwu. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini; pembakaran garam bambu, pelelehan garam bambu, dan analisa garam. Hasil penelitian didapatkan garam bambu dengan warna merah kecoklatan, teksturnya keras, dan memiliki rasa asin dan manis. Garam bambu memiliki manfaat dalam bidang pangan sebagai bumbu, dalam bidang kesehatan dan farmasi sebagai antibakterial. Perlu penelitian lebih lanjut untuk proses pengolahan dan analisa kandungan mineral pada garam bambu dari garam kuwu. Kata kunci: garam, garam bambu, kuwu. Abstract

Kuwu salt is salt that comes from Kuwu Village, Kradenan District, Grobogan Regency, Central Java Province, which is sourced from volcanic mud. The price of Kuwu salt is IDR 15,000 – IDR 3,000.00 per kg. Processed bamboo salt is a solution to increase the economic value of kuwu salt. The methods used in this research are: bamboo salt burning, bamboo salt melting, and salt analysis. The results showed that bamboo salt has a red-brown color, has a hard texture, and has a salty and sweet taste. Bamboo salt has benefits in the food sector as a spice, in the health sector and in pharmaceuticals as an antibacterial. Further research is needed for the processing and analysis of mineral content in bamboo salt from kuwu salt. Keywords : bamboo salt, kuwu, salt,

Kuwu salt is salt that comes from Kuwu Village, Kradenan District, Grobogan Regency, Central Java Province, which is sourced from volcanic mud. The price of Kuwu salt is IDR 15,000 – IDR 3,000.00 per kg. Processed bamboo salt is a solution to increase the economic value of kuwu salt. The methods used in this research are: bamboo salt burning, bamboo salt melting, and salt analysis. The results showed that bamboo salt has a red-brown color, has a hard texture, and has a salty and sweet taste. Bamboo salt has benefits in the food sector as a spice, in the health sector and in pharmaceuticals as an antibacterial. Further research is needed for the processing and analysis of mineral content in bamboo salt from kuwu salt.