Characterization Of Cacao Beans Of Sulawesi 2 (S2) Clone From Pinrang Regency, South Sulawesi
Nur Laylah1,2 a), S.Salengke3, b), A.Laga4, c), Supratomo3, d)

1Agriculture Study Program, Graduate School Hasanuddin University Makassar - Indonesia
2State Agricultural Polytechnies Pangkep, Indonesia
3Department of Agricultural Engineering, Hasanuddin University, Makassar-Indonesia
4Department of Food Technology Science, Hasanuddin university, Makassar-Indonesia
a)nurlaylaharifin[at]yahoo.co.id
b)ssalengke[at]yahoo.co.id
c)amranlaga[at]gmail.com
d)spratomo[at]yahoo.co.id

Abstract

Abstract. Cocoa beans is an important commodity for Indonesia since it contributes to foreign exchange of the country. In Indonesia , Sulawesi is the most important cocoa producing region and Sulawesi 2 (S2) clone is one of the most planted cocoa in Indonesia. This study aimed at characterizing the beans of the S2 clone at three levels of maturity. The parameters measured were moisture content , bean weight and pulp weight . The results indicate that pulp moisture content ranged from 78.32 - 81.34%. Seed moisture content ranged from 42.76 - 44.43 %, seed weight ranged from 54.19 - 59.22%, and pulp weight ranged from 41.03 - 46.42 %.

Keywords: Clones, Cocoa, fruit, characteristics.

Topic: Post-harvest Technology