Qualitative Identification of Borax Content in Snacks at Kiyai Mojo Islamic Boarding School Tambakrejo Jombang

Abstract

Borax is a food additive that is harmful to humans. This study aims to identify the borax content in snacks in the Kiyai Mojo Islamic Boarding School Tambakrejo Jombang area. This research was carried out from May 2021 to June 2021 by choosing purposively on snacks in the Kiyai Mojo Islamic Boarding School area of Tambakrejo Jombang. The snack samples were then tested qualitatively using turmeric extract. The color change to brownish red in the sample indicates a positive sample identified as containing borax, if there is no color change then the result is negative. The results showed that there were a total of 9 samples that were positive for borax based on a qualitative test using turmeric extract. The most samples of borax snacks were found in the Kiyai Mojo Putri Islamic Boarding School (KMPI) with a percentage of 42.85%, followed by the Kiyai Mojo Islamic Boarding School Environment (LPKM), 20% and Kiyai Mojo Putra Islamic Boarding School (KMPA) with 16, 66%.