Future of Food: Journal on Food

Chemical analysis and consumer acceptance of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) rendang as a typical West Sumatra culinary innovation

Hesty Parbuntari
Universitas Negeri Padang
Fajriah Azra
Prima Kurniati Hamzah
Fitri Amelia
Ika Parma Dewi
Mahmud

Rendang is one of the typical foods of the Minangkabau people in West Sumatra. The cooking process takes about 6-7 hours at a temperature of 80-90 o C, which decreases the nutritional level. This long process enables the perfect cooking of the meat. White oyster mushrooms can be used as a substitute for rendang meat because the vegetable protein contains lots of fibre, and the texture is similar to meat. Based on the results of the hedonic test on 72 respondents under and above 45 years old, the favourite u rite oyster mushroom is rendang cooked for 7 hours. The consumer acceptance of the taste, colour, aroma and texture has the highest presentation. This result is supported by the t-test analysis with the significance number. Furthermore, the chemical analysis between white oyster mushroom rendang and beef rendang showed that white oyster mushroom rendang had a lower FFA and moisture content.

Keywords : oyster; mushroom; rendang; consumer; acceptance. .

Myanmar High School Students’ Perceptions of College and International Readiness in Western Society

Mark Speckien
Louisiana Tech University
Mark Speckien
Louisiana Tech University
International students are more likely to experience mental health issues and increased stress. Mental health is often surrounded by negative societal stigmas that act as barriers to seeking support and tend to lead to greater mental health concerns. International students tend to seek socioemotional support from other international student peers rather than seeking out counseling services. However, this study shows that LGBTQIA+ international students were less likely to seek socioemotional support from other international student peers due to fear of their sexual orientation being discovered and their families finding out about their identity. This study examines how LGBTQIA+ international students talk about their experiences on and off campus in relations to their socioemotional well-being. Specifically, this study sought to better understand the complexities of LGBTQIA+ students’ identities, and the challenges they faced in terms of their socioemotional well-being. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.
Keywords : international students, socioemotional well-being, mental health, identity development, intersectionality, LGBTQIA