Evaluation of Propolis as a Natural Preservative: Effects on The Nutritional Quality of Milk Jelly Candy

Propolis is a bee product that bees collect from resin plant then secreted by bee saliva. Propolis has antioxidant, antifungal and antimicrobial activity so it is generally used as a natural preservative. The aim of this study was to determine and evaluate the nutritional content of milk jelly candy with added propolis at different concentrations. This study used a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 5 treatments and 5 replications. Data analysis used the ANOVA test and DMRT follow-up test. The treatments in this study were the levels of propolis addition P0 (0%), P1 (0.3%), P2 (0.5%), P3 (1%), and P4 (1.5%). The parameters included protein content, water content, fat content, ash content and carbohydrate content. The results showed that, addition of propolis at various concentrations had highly significantly (P