LEVEL OF ACCEPTANCE HEALTHY SNACK FOR PICKY EATERS PRESCHOOL CHILDREN IN KENDARI

Abstract

Acceptance of healthy snack products made from local food for difficult to feed (picky eater) age of preschool children. The experimental study was conducted on a pre experimental basis, with a sample size of 25 people and processed using a cruciate-wallis test to determine the acceptability of trained panelists (students) and the Comstock method to determine an untrained panel of acceptance test (preschoolers). Received power test by looking at the remaining food in preschool children was obtained from 25 schoolchildren with biscuits remaining only 12% (3 children), while 88% (22 children) were left. The results of the organoleptic test showed that the best product was product / formula 1 (B2) with an average of 3.69 according to the color, aroma, taste, and texture attributes.