Friday (28/6) The students of the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science (FPIK) Diponegoro University (Undip) who are members of the UKM-F Fishery Products Business Unit, participated in the 31st National Family Day exhibition. The event took place at Pancasila Square, Simpang Lima, Semarang, and was attended by general public. This participation is a form of cooperation between the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), especially Dirjen PDSPKP and FPIK Undip.
The exhibition which was held for three days, from Thursday (27 June) to Saturday (29 June), became an exciting opportunity for FPIK Undip students and the Director General of PDSPKP to introduce fishery innovations. With an exhibition booth that carries the theme “Protein Ikan: Untuk Generasi Emas”, FPIK Undip students had the opportunity to introduce the innovation of Fish Protein Hydrolysate (HPI) powder. This innovation aims to increase people’s protein intake and become a solution in handling stunting. This HPI powder has the advantage in which its fortification does not make food smell fishy and does not change the taste and colour, making it more suitable for people who do not like to consume fish directly.
In addition to HPI powder, the booth also displayed various innovative HPI-based food and beverage products. These products include Surikan milk, soft bread cookies, serabi, onde-onde, sponge cake, sosis solo, various porridge, to several frozen food products such as nuggets, canned tuna, otak-otak, and cilok which also happen to be the products made by UKM-F UUHP FPIK Undip students which show the diversity of HPI applications in various types of food. To be more effective in introducing these innovative products, FPIK students also prepared food testers that could be consumed directly by the general public.
The Dean of FPIK Undip, Prof. Ir. Tri Winarni Agustini, M.Sc., Ph.D., who was also briefly visited the exhibition booth, appreciated the presence and hard work of FPIK students in introducing HPI to the public. She felt proud and fully supported this effort, considering the great benefits that can be obtained by the community from the use of HPI in fulfilling nutrition. The presence of the Dean of FPIK at the booth were a boost for students to continue to innovate and make a real contribution to improving the quality of life of the Indonesian people through innovation of fishery products.
