The Effect of Fenugreek Paste on Physical Quality and Organoleptic Quality Meatballs Made From Chicken Meat

. Meatballs is a processed meat product and one of Indonesia's favourite culinary delights. This study aims to determine the effect of fenugreek paste on the physical and organoleptic quality of meatballs made from chicken meat. The research was conducted in June-July 2023 at the Research and Technology Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, and Animal Production Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, University of No Sumatra. The design used in this study was RAL (Completely Randomised Design) with 4 treatments, namely P0 = 0%, P1 = 5%, P2 = 10%, P315%, and 5 replications. The parameters in this study were physical quality tests, namely meatball pH and cooking loss, and organoleptic tests of color, aroma, taste, and tenderness. The results showed that 5%, 10%, 15% fenugreek paste had a very significant effect (P<0.01) on physical quality and organoleptic quality. The higher the percentage of fenugreek paste used in meatballs, the higher the physical and organoleptic quality of meatballs In conclusion of this study is that fenugreek is good to add to get quality meatballs.


Introduction
Meatballs is a processed meat product.The meat is mashed first, mixed with spices and flour, formed into small balls like small spheres, then boiled in boiling hot water and waited until cooked [1].Almost all meatballs use beef, so it is necessary to consider using meat, not only beef but also meat from other livestock, such as chicken.Processed livestock products such as meatballs require ingredients that have added value and provide benefits [2].For example, laying hens meat could be of better quality and be favored by the public and unfortunately it is tough.Therefore, it is necessary to make it a quality processed product highly appreciated by consumers [2].One of the efforts that can be made is to process the chicken into meatball.

Material
The ingredients used in this study are 1,000 grams of chicken meat, 100 grams of tapioca flour, 5 cloves or 80 grams of garlic, 80 grams of table salt (12.5%), 1 tsp pepper (3 grams), 400 ml of ice cubes and 1 liter of boiling water, and fenugreek powder paste 0%, 5%, 10%, 15% of the meat weight.The tools used in this study are pots and pans for boiling meatballs and digital scales used to measure the weight of the sample of chicken meatballs.The fenugreek seeds were washed and soaked in cold water or distilled water in the ratio of 1:5 (weight/volume) for 12 hours at room temperature, then rinsed twice using distilled water after cleaning.The soaked fenugreek seeds were ground using a blender and added water 1:1 (weight/volume), e.g., 10 grams of water 100 ml until it became a paste, and the paste was ready to be used in meatball dough and weighed according to the treatment [7].

Meatball Making Process with Fenugreek Paste Addition
1,000 grams of chicken meat was washed, cut into small pieces, finely ground using a blender, then mixed with 400 lm ice cubes and 80 grams of salt. 100 grams of tapioca flour plus 3 grams of pepper and white bottom, mix all ingredients until the dough becomes smooth [8].Weigh the dough and add fenugreek paste every 4 treatments and 5 replicates.After weighing, mold the dough into a circle, put the circle into Boiling water and, in each treatment and repetition, the water for boiling the meatballs is replaced with the aim that there is no effect on the meatballs produced other than the effect of giving fenugreek pasta.The cooked meatballs were drained, and then the meatballs were observed for their research variables.

Procedure for calculating the pH value of meatballs
Weigh 5 grams of meatball sample.Turn on the pH meter that has been calibrated using a buffer solution.Insert the sensor needle into the meatball until the number displayed on the screen is stable [9].

The procedure for calculating cooking loss
Cooking shrinkage is the calculation of the weight lost during the cooking process.It can be done with the CSIRO method [10].Meatball samples are weighed as initial weight.The meatball sample is then boiled with water at 90ºC for 30 minutes.Remove the meatballs, then cool and dry with paper towels.Weigh the meatballs using a digital scale as the final weight, then calculate using the following formula: Scoring of taste measurements on meatball samples, namely Good, the taste of chicken meat and fenugreek seeds (9); Good, the taste of chicken meat, fenugreek seeds is quite dominant (8); Good, the taste of chicken meat, fenugreek seeds is slightly reduced (7); Somewhat good, the taste of chicken meat, fenugreek seeds is less (6); Less good, chicken meat flavor, fenugreek seeds less Scoring of aroma measurements is not fishy, fresh, and delicious with the aroma of chicken meatballs (9); Not fishy, fresh, fenugreek seed aroma and typical chicken meatballs (8); Fresh, fenugreek seed aroma is very dominant (7); Fresh, fenugreek seed aroma is dominant (6); Somewhat fresh, fenugreek seed aroma quite dominant (5); Less fresh, fenugreek seed aroma absent (4); Not fresh, fenugreek seed aroma absent (3); Very not fresh, fenugreek seed aroma absent (2); Very odor, fenugreek seed aroma absent (1).

Research Design
This study used a completely randomized design (CRD) with 4 treatments and 5 replicates.The

pH Value
Based on the statistical analysis results, the highest average pH after chicken meatballs is the P3 treatment, with a value of 6.90, while the lowest average is in the P0 treatment, with a value of 6.12.Based on the results, P1, P2, and P3 have a higher pH average than P0 or P Control.P0 treatment is significant (P<0.05) in the P1 treatment and very significant (P<0.01) in the P2 and P3 treatments.P1 treatment was significant (P<0.05) in P2 treatment and highly significant (P<0.01) in P3 treatment, and P2 treatment was significant (P<0.05) in P3 treatment.The results showed that adding fenugreek paste was highly significant (P<0.01).
Based on DMRT (Duncan Multiple Range Test) analysis, it is known that the use of fenugreek paste can indicate that 15% fenugreek paste will lower the quality of cooking shrinkage of meatballs.This is to research [11] that the increase in pH value is caused by fenugreek seeds containing 23% protein, which can increase water binding capacity because starch can bind water.During cooking, protein, and starch molecules are linked through the weakening of hydrogen bonds, which causes water molecules to enter between protein and starch molecules.
Fenugreek used as a spice can improve the quality of processed products [12].Fenugreek, which is acidic, causes the pH value of the isoelectric point to be low in meat proteins, making it accessible to positive charges, causing loss of myofilament rejection, creating plenty of space for water molecules, and increasing water retention capacity.This addition of fenugreek can maintain the average pH value [11].The pH value of the meatballs is within the normal range; differences in the composition and type of ingredients used also influence pH [1].
It shows that the results of the pH of the meatballs of chicken meat still meet the requirements of SNI [13] meatballs around 6 to 7.

Cooking loss
The results of statistical analysis of the average cooking loss of meatballs of chicken meat after the highest are in treatment P0 or P control with a value of 9.23% and the lowest cooking loss in treatment P3 with a value of 4.61%.The P0, P1, and P2 treatments have higher cooking loss than the lower P3 treatment.P0 treatment was significant (P<0.05) to P1 treatment but highly significant (P<0.01) to P2 and P3 treatments.P1 treatment was significant (P<0.05) to P2 treatment and highly significant (P<0.01) to P3. P2 treatment is significant (P<0.05) on P3 treatment.The results of the statistical analysis also showed that the addition of fenugreek paste was significantly different (P<0.01).
Based on the DMRT (Duncan Multiple Range Test) analysis, it is known that the use of fenugreek paste can indicate that 15% fenugreek paste will lower the quality of cooking shrinkage of meatballs.According to research [11], it is adding fenugreek results in lower cooking shrinkage due to fiber content that can retain liquid and is released during cooking.Fenugreek can improve emulsions by binding water contained in proteins.According to [14], fenugreek contains amylose, amylopectin, and galactomannan.Galactomannan is an emulsifier and dough stabilizer that can control water [15].The statement of [16] The cooking shrinkage of processed meatballs ranges from 9.23% to 5.53%.In line with the research statement [17] that cooking loss with a lower percentage has relatively better quality than cooking loss with a higher percentage due to meatball water containing nutrients, so the less water that comes out, the higher the nutrients in the meatballs [18].

Aroma
Based on the analysis of the highest statistical average in the research results of the aroma of chicken meatballs contained in the P3 treatment with a value of 8.50 and the lowest treatment average contained in the P0 treatment with a value of 4.12.P1, P2, and P3 treatments have higher score values than P0.Treatment P0 is significantly different (P<0.05) from treatment P1 but highly significant (P<0.01) with treatment P2 and P3.P1 treatment is significant (P<0.05) in the P2 treatment and highly significant (P<0.01) in the P3 treatment.P2 treatment was significant (P<0.05) in P3 treatment.The statistical analysis results also showed that the addition of fenugreek paste showed significantly different results (P<0.01).[3] shows that fenugreek has a fragrant aroma that improves the physical quality of meatballs.In line with research [11], Fenugreek seeds are aromatic spices that can be applied to processed livestock products.Fenugreek is an aromatic spice used as a fragrance and flavoring for processed products [19].According to research by [20] fenugreek is a food gelling agent.

Flavor
The highest average in the research results of the aroma of chicken meatballs after is found in the P3 treatment with a value of 8.65, and the lowest treatment average is found in the P0 treatment with a value of 3.52.Treatments P1, P2, and P3 have higher scores than P0, which is lower.P0 treatment is significant (P<0.05) with P1 treatment but highly significant (P<0.01) in P2 and P3 treatments.P1 treatment is significant (P<0.05) with P2 treatment and highly significant (P<0.01) in P3 treatment.P2 treatment was significant (P<0.05) to P3 treatment.The statistical analysis also showed that adding fenugreek paste showed significantly different results (P<0.01).The highest average in the results of the study of the aroma of chicken meatballs was found in the P3 treatment (15% fenugreek paste) with a value of 8.65 on a score criterion of 8 (Delicious, the taste of chicken meat, fenugreek seeds is quite dominant) and the lowest treatment average was found in the P0 treatment (Control = 0%) with a value of 3.52 on a score of 3 (The taste of fenugreek seeds is not).Based on DMRT (Duncan Multiple Range Test) analysis, it is known that the use of fenugreek paste can indicate that 15% fenugreek paste can improve the flavor of the meatballs.Fenugreek contains gum as an emulsifier that stabilizes the emulsion to improve the dough [11].According to [19] research, fenugreek seeds are fragrant and can be used as a flavor enhancer for processed products.

Color
The results of the analysis of the highest statistical average on the results of the color research of the chicken meatballs after are found in the P3 treatment with a value of 8.47, and the lowest treatment average is found in the P0 treatment with a value of 5.11.P1, P2, and P3 treatments have higher scores than P0, which is lower.P0 treatment is significant (P<0.05) to the P1 treatment but highly significant (P<0.01) to the P2 and P3 treatments.P1 treatment is significant (P<0.05) in the P2 treatment and highly significant (P<0.01) in the P3 treatment.P2 treatment was significant (P<0.05) in P3 treatment.The statistical analysis results also showed that adding fenugreek paste showed that the results were highly significant (P<0.01).The highest average in the research results of the color of chicken meatballs was found in the P3 treatment (15% fenugreek paste) with a value of 8.47 criteria score 8 (Grayish).The lowest treatment average was found in the P0 treatment (Control = 0%) with a value of 5.11 and a score of 5 (Very gray).Based on DMRT (Duncan Multiple Range Test) analysis, it is known that the use of fenugreek paste can indicate that 15% fenugreek paste can improve the [9] color of meatballs made from chicken meat.The color of processed meatballs is influenced by meat myoglobin, so the higher the meat myoglobin, the redder the meat color will be and will turn grey during the cooking process due to oxidation.

Tenderness
The highest average in the research results of the tenderness of chicken meatballs, after is in the P3 treatment, with a value of 8.86, and the lowest treatment average, is in the P0 treatment, with a value of 5.09.Treatments P1, P2, and P3 have higher score values than P0, which is lower.P0 treatment is significantly different (P<0.05) from P1 treatment but very significant (P<0.01) in P2 and P3 treatments.The P1 treatment was significant (P<0.05) with the P2 treatment and highly significant (P<0.01) with the P3 treatment.P2 treatment is significant (P<0.05) in P3 treatment.
The statistical analysis also showed that adding fenugreek paste showed significantly different results (P<0.01). is by the research [21].The tenderness can be influenced by the interaction of fenugreek gelatinase between starch molecules and myofibril molecules, and gelling agents can bind meat particles so that the dough becomes tender, fenugreek-containing gelatin, which becomes soft when mixed with water to emulsify and soften the dough.Good meatballs are meatballs that are easy to bite when eaten.The Indonesian National Standard states that the tenderness of good meatballs is soft and chewy [22].Fillers influence meatballs' tenderness, and additives such as seasonings are used [23].

Conclusion
Using the best fenugreek paste in the P3 treatment at 15% effectively improves the physical quality, namely pH and cooking loss, and organoleptic quality, namely the aroma of meatballs, taste, color, and tenderness of chicken meatballs.
sample in this study was conducted 5 times, resulting in 20 treatment combinations or 4×5 experimental units.The data obtained were statistically analyzed using analysis of variance.If real results were obtained at the 5% level, the Duncan Multi Range Test (DMRT) was conducted.The treatment of making meatballs with the addition of fenugreek paste are as follows: P0 = Control (0%) P1 = Chicken Meatball Dough + Fenugreek Paste (5%) P2 = Chicken Meatball Dough + Fenugreek Paste (10%) P3 = Chicken Meatball Dough + Fenugreek Paste (15%)

Table 1 .
pH of Afkir Chicken Meatballs Using Fenugreek Paste.

Table 2 .
Cooking Shrinkage of Afkir Chicken Meatballs Using Fenugreek Paste.

Table 3 .
Mean Organoleptic Aroma of Afkir Chicken Meatballs Using Fenugreek Paste

Table 4 .
Mean Organoleptic Flavour of Afkir Chicken Meatballs Using Fenugreek Paste.

Table 5 .
Mean Organoleptic Colour of Afkir Chicken Meatballs Using Fenugreek Paste Description: differences superscript indicate highly significant differences (P<0.01)

Table 6 .
Mean Organoleptic Flabbiness of Afkir Chicken Meatballs Using Fenugreek PasteBased on DMRT (Duncan Multiple Range Test) analysis, it is known that the use of fenugreek paste can indicate that 15% fenugreek paste can increase the tenderness of chicken meatballs.This