Abstract:
The purposes of this study were 1) study the basic formula of butter cookies. 2) To study the appropriate amount of sago beetles in butter cookies. 3) To investigate the nutritional value of butter cookies fortified with sago beetle protein. 4) To study consumer acceptance of butter cookies enhanced with protein from sago beetles. The experimental design was a randomized complete block design (RCBD), and the means of the data were analyzed by analysis of variance (ANOVA) and compared with statistical differences by the least significant difference (LSD). The results of the selection of three basic recipes for butter cookies found that the testers accepted the second recipe, which consisted of all-purpose flour, baking powder, salted fresh butter, eggs, powdered sugar, and buttermilk flavor. As for overall preference, appearance, color, smell, taste, and texture, were found to be at the highest level. The study's results on the appropriate amount of sago beetle supplementation in butter cookies at 4 different levels40, 60, 80, and 100% of all-purpose flour weightwere mixed. It was found that the testers accepted 100 percent of protein-enhanced butter cookies from sago beetles. In terms of overall preference, appearance, color, smell, taste, and texture, it was found that the level of preference was the highest, and the addition of fresh sago beetles influenced the color value of butter cookies. The nutritional value of 100 grams fresh sago beetles was found to be 7.74 grams of protein, 17.89 grams of fat, and 0.03 grams of omega-3 (ALA), which results in a butter cookie supplementing 100 grams of sago beetle protein have an energy 566.63 kcal, 36.39 grams of fat, 9.32 grams of protein, 50.46 grams of carbohydrates, 0.10 grams of omega-3 (ALA), 1.00 grams of ash, and 2.81 grams of moisture, which were higher quality than other basic recipe butter cookies. The study of consumer acceptance of protein-enhanced butter cookies from sago beetles found that 99.17 % of general consumers accepted it because the product was different from other cookies, they are interesting, tasty, delicious, and nutritious. Consumers are interested in buying butter cookies enriched with protein from sago beetles at a price of 60 baht per box, in a package size of 90 grams (15 pieces).