NUTRITIONAL VALUE COMPOSITION OF LAMUN FRUIT Enhalus acoroides FROM SAMBOANG BEACH, BULUKUMBA DISTRICT, SULAWESI SELATAN

Abstract

Seagrass has a function as the main producer in waters and also has an ecological function, namely as a habitat for various marine biota to spawn and find food, as well as absorbing carbon and filtering pollutants so that the health of the surrounding waters can be maintained. As the main producer, seagrass leaves are the main food for several marine animals such as turtles and dugongs, while seagrass fruit which contains soft seeds can be consumed as food for humans, but it is not very popular and there is not much information regarding the nutritional content of seagrass fruit. One species of seagrass that is often found in the waters of Samboang Beach, Bulukumba Regency is the Enhalus acoroides species. This research aims to determine the proximate and essential metal content of Enhalus acoroides seagrass fruit taken from Samboang coastal waters, Bulukumba Regency, South Sulawesi. Determination of proximates, namely proteins, was carried out using the Kjeldahl method, fats using the extraction method with n-hexane solvent and essential metals, while determination of essential metal content used the atomic absorption spectrophotometry method. The results of this research show that the water content is 87%, the ash content is 0.76%, the protein content is 1.2%, the fat content is 0.66% and the carbohydrate content is 10.38%. The essential metal test results show zinc (Zn) levels of 5.32 ppm, iron (Fe) of 7.2 ppm and cobalt (Co) of 0.11 ppm.