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The increasing intensity of ultraviolet (UV) radiation due to global warming poses serious risks to skin health and has led to a rising market demand for natural-based skincare products. Jabiras Body Scrub is an innovative body care product formulated from guava and brown rice to protect and nourish the skin from UV exposure. This program aims to produce an organic-based skincare product while empowering local farmers as raw material suppliers. The target market includes men and women aged 17 and above across Indonesia, including visiting tourists. Laboratory tests show that each 50-gram package of Jabiras contains 3% vitamin C and 1% antioxidants, which are effective in improving skin condition within two weeks. The product is registered with a Business Identification Number (NIB) and has obtained Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) for its brand and promotional flyer. Marketing strategies are carried out digitally via social media and e-commerce, as well as conventionally through entrepreneurship expos and word of mouth. This initiative has reached its break-even point, with a total of 250 units sold from May to September, generating IDR 9,750,000 in revenue. This activity not only achieved its sales targets but also strengthened the foundation for a sustainable business model that supports local farmers.

Base cake bars on the market are madse by soy flour mixed with dried fruit and are unusually consumed as snack in the bars. The base cake bars can be made without flour with high gluten. Mocaf is an alternative carbohydrate source as well as a substitute for wheat flours. The use of rice flour and mocaf flour was chosen becaused of the high fiber content in the various types of rice used. Moringa flour is rich in protein, minerals and vitamins. The advantages of adding Moringa flour can improve the quality of the base cake bar, especially fiber. Determining the formulation of the moringa cake bar base with various types of rice flour which has a high fiber content and is preferred by consumers is the aim of this study. This study used a two factor factorial Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with two replications. The factor used are the ratio of rice flour with Moringa leaf flour (95/5, 90/10, 85/15) and various types of rice flour (red, black, white). Chemical and organoleptic analysis of the best rice-moringa base cake bars was the B3K2 treatment (type of white rice with a ratio of rice flour: moringa 90/10) with 5.21% water content, 2.29% ash content, 17.29% fat content, 9.50% protein content, crude fiber 12.83% and 65.71% for carbohydrates. Organoleptic results with, Moringa flavor 2.19, sandy texture 3.15, density 2.49 and overall preference 3.31.

Previously, germination was reported in many studies that could improve the nutritional status and bioactive compounds in brown rice. However, the change of those functional properties was randomly different in diverse varieties. This study aimed to evaluate the change in chemical composition and functional properties of germinated brown rice from the Mentikwangi variety, one of the local paddy rice in Indonesia. Brown rice was germinated using the soaked and aeration method for 48 h. After that, the proximate compositions were analyzed including the change of total phenolic compounds and radical scavenging activity. We observed that germination in Mentikwangi brown rice significantly increased the crude protein content, but reduced the lipid and total carbohydrate contents. Moreover, the antioxidant activity was improved in germinated Mentikwangi brown rice sample due to the improvement of total phenolic compounds. These results affirm the previous studies which concluded that germination attenuated the functional properties of brown rice, so that has the potential to be developed as a future functional food.

This study aims to describe and analyze the survival and sustainability of the Dua Dua Dance in the community in Tanjung Eran Village. This type of research is qualitative research with a descriptive method. The main instrument of this research is the researcher and is assisted by supporting instruments such as stationery and cameras. Data were collected through literature studies, observations, interviews and documentation. The steps of analyzing data are data collection, data reduction, data modeling, and drawing conclusions. The results of the study show that the survival and sustainability of the Knife Dance in Tanjung Eran Village, Pino District is still ongoing to this day through the Elan Sakti College taught by Datuk Ardin. The survival of the Dua Dua Dance can be seen in terms of the form of movement, costumes and rituals that have not changed from the past to the present. The ritual is to prepare offerings containing (black chicken/beetle chicken and brown rice), then prepare a complete betel nut containing (lime, betel, areca nut), prepare a basket of rice filled (rice, lime, white thread, needles, glasses filled with salt chili) and a bowl of Situngkat Guru White Cloth 1 piece per person and 3 colors of yarn (yellow, black,  white). The offerings that were prepared were used before becoming a member and after mastering the Pisau Dua dance is still carried out without any change at all. In terms of performing the Pisau Dua dance at an event, there is a procedure carried out by the dancer, namely bathing using lime. It is this resilience that makes sustainability in people's lives so that the Pisau Dua dance can be used in traditional ceremonies such as marriage ceremonies.

Rice is the main product obtained from grain produced by the rice plant (Oryza sativa) whose entire layer has been peeled off and the bran layer has been separated in the form of head rice, whole rice grains, broken rice, and groats. There are several types of pigmented rice such as brown rice, black rice and black glutinous rice. These kinds of rice have not been utilized optimally so that a processing process is needed to increase the economic value of the colored rice. One of the processing is made as flour so that it is durable and easy to distribute and flour can be used as a food processing material that is practical, easy and durable. One of the processed rice is rice flour. Colored rice flour is the result of processing brown rice, black rice and black glutinous rice by milling or flouring. This study aims to determine the optimal temperature in the manufacture of colored rice flour in order to obtain colored rice flour which has high antioxidant activity and high anthocyanins. The result of flouring is in the form of very fine grains. Flour has a low water content so it is more durable and long lasting. In order to reduce the moisture content, drying is carried out. The study used a completely randomized design (RAL) consisting of 2 factors. The first factor was the type of colored rice, while the second factor was the drying temperature of rice flour. The optimal treatment results were a combination of black glutinous rice flour treatment and a drying temperature of 45°C for 60 minutes, the following results were obtained: water content 7.44%, antioxidant activity by DPPH method 69.89%, antioxidant activity by FRAP method 81.35%, yield 25.29%, total phenol 175.85 mg/kg, and anthocyanin levels 327.10 ppm. Changes in temperature during the drying process of colored rice will affect the characteristics of the colored rice.