Abstract :
ABSTRAK ? Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh konsentrasi basa NaOH dan KOH
pada proses netralisasi terhadap lemak tengkawang yang dihasilkan dan menentukan penggunaan
konsentrasi dan basa terbaik pada proses netralisasi lemak tengkawang. Rancangan yang digunakan
adalah Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) dengan 6 perlakuan dan 3 kali ulangan sehingga didapatkan 18
satuan percobaan. Perlakuan yang diberikan yaitu P1 NaOH 11%, P2 NaOH 13%, P3 NaOH 15%, P4
KOH 11%, P5 KOH 13%, dan P6 KOH 15%. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan lemak tengkawang terbaik
terdapat pada perlakuan NaOH 15% dengan nilai asam lemak bebas 0,828%, kadar air 0,2059%, kadar
kotoran 0,7191% dan menghasilkan warna lemak slightly desaturated yellow.
Kata Kunci: KOH, NaOH, Netralisasi, Tengkawang
ABSTRACT - This study aims to determine the effect of NaOH and KOH base concentrations on the
neutralization process of the resulting tengkawang fat and to determine the best concentration and base
used in the neutralization process of tengkawang fat. The design used was a Complete Randomized
Design with 6 treatments with each treatment made 3 replications so that 18 experimental units were
obtained. The treatments given were P1 NaOH 11%, P2 NaOH 13%, P3 NaOH 15%, P4 KOH 11%, P5
KOH 13%, and P6 KOH 15%. The results showed that the best tengkawang fat was found in 15% NaOH
treatment with free fatty acid value of 0.828%, 0.2059% moisture content, 0.7191% impurities content
and produced a slightly desaturated yellow fat color.
Keywords: KOH, NaOH, Neutralization, Tengkawang