Abstract
Processed meat products that are common and much preferred by the consumers are sausages and beef meatballs. This processed product has the disadvantage that it has a high-fat content, causing faster oxidative damage. This study aims to observe differences in the nutritional value and antioxidant activity of meatballs and sausages from Bali-beef and Lamtoro-beef. The main research material is fresh Bali-beef and lamtoro beef using several chemicals and laboratory equipment related to proximate analysis and antioxidant testing. The study was designed based on a Completely Randomized Design with 4 treatments and 3 replications and continued with Duncan's test SPSS version 16 programme. The results showed that the highest crude protein content was found in lamtoro-beef with lower fat content, water content, and ash content compared to fresh Bali-beef. Meatball and sausage products with the raw material of lamtoro-beef were not significantly (P>0.05) had a higher crude protein content than meatballs and sausages with the raw material of Balin-beef. The antioxidant activity of fresh Bali-beef and its processed products (meatballs and sausages) was not significantly (P>0.05) higher than the antioxidant activity of lamtoro-beef. Conclusion: Lamtoro-beef and its processed products in the form of meatballs and sausages have a higher protein content with lower fat content, water content and ash content compared to fresh Bali-beef. Meatball and sausage products made from fresh beef were not significantly (P>0.05) had higher antioxidant activity than lamtoro-beef.