Sago Growing and more

(INA) Request from corn starch as raw materials for food industry increases with the increase in the price of wheat flour. On the one hand, the food industry especially sago industry using wet vermicelli. On the other hand, tend to use large-scale trading dried sago. Until now, the standards usually applied in sago trade is the color, and grain size of attachment. Currently, Indonesia has a standard for sago flour, which refers to the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) 01-3729-1995. In December 2007, the end of the draft National Standard of Indonesia (RASNI) has proposed to update the SNI 01-3729-1995. SNI has been made on the basis of documents clauses that protect the interests of each party. He was practically in the trade of corn starch, however, SNI can not protect the interests of the buyer, especially a foreign one, the former in the SNI and RASNI, indicators such as viscosity and color are both mentioned. This can lead to misinterpretation among stakeholders. Along with increased demand from overseas sago, need to develop appropriate standards of sago flour, which is directly to the characteristics of sago such as color, particle size and viscosity. Keywords: sago, standards, process

 

(ENG) The demand of sago flour as raw material for food industries is along with the increase of Increased wheat flour's price. On one hand, food industries, ESPECIALLY vermicelli industry uses wet-sago. On the other hand, the large-scale trading tends to use the dried sago. Until now, the benchmarks That usually applied in sago trading are color, particle size and viscosity. Nowadays, Indonesia has a standard for sago flour, the which refers to the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) 01-3729-1995. On December 2007, the final draft of Indonesian National Standard (RASNI) was proposed in order to update the SNI 01-3729-1995. SNI's document was created based on the clauses That protect the interest of each stakeholder. In he practical trading of sago flour however, the SNI Could not protect the interest of buyers, especially the foreign one, In the former SNI and RASNI, Such indicators as viscosity and color are still qualitatively Mentioned. Could this lead to the misinterpretation Among stakeholders. Along with the increase of of the sago demand from abroad, it is Necessary to develop the exact standard of sago flour, the which directly pointed the sago s Such color characteristics, particle size and viscosity.