Abra State Institute of Sciences and TechnologyLagangilang, Abra, Philippines

Assessment of Pancit-Pancitan (Peperomia Pellucida Linn) and Malunggay (Moringa Oleifera )

Tea Concoction as a Nutraceutical Drink

Maria Aurene LabanenResearcher

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Proper nutrition is one of the foundations of a strong nation.

The malnutrition rate in Abra is highly alarming.

The utilization of indigenous plants can be tapped for their nutritious contents

To acquire the nutritional content of these plants there are several methods that can be utilized.

One of them is through tea preparation as a form of nutraceutical drink.

A probable source of nutritious tea that is safer and nutritious and readily available and cheap could be from Pancit-pancitan and Malunggay.

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OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

This study aimed to assess pancit-pancitan and malunggay tea concoction as a nutraceutical drink.

Specifically, this research study aimed to:

1. Determine at what concoction is best suited and accepted as nutraceutical health tea drink as to the following formulation;

T control—LiptonT1 – pancit-pancitan (1 tsp) + malunggay (1 tsp)T2 – pancit-pancitan (1 ½ tsp) + malunggay (½ tsp)T3 – pancit-pancitan (½ tsp) + malunggay (1 ½ tsp)

2. Determine if there is a significant difference as to the different concoction formulation.

3. To determine which among the formulation has the highest acceptability.

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Pansit pansitan (Peperomia pellucida Linn) Malunggay (Moringa oleifera)

METHODOLOGYCollection process

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DATA GATHERING INSTRUMENT

The researcher used the Likert Scale for the following descriptions:Characteristics-Aroma (sense of smell)

-Color (Shade)

-Flavor (sense of taste)-Acceptability

Table 1 Likert Scale with Descriptive and Numerical Rating

Scale Descriptive Rating Numerical rating

5 Excellent/Like very very much

4.40-5.0

4 Very Satisfactory/Like very much

3.40-4.39

3 Satisfactory/Like much 2.60-3.39

2 Fair/ not much 1.80-2.59

1 Poor/ Not at all 1.0-1.79

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STATISTICAL TREATMENT OF DATA

Mean was used to determine the consumers’ acceptability on the tea preparations.

ANOVA and DMRT were used to determine significant differences on the treatment means.

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RESULT AND DISCUSSION

Table 2. Summary Mean on the different trials

Characteristics Control Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3

Aroma 3.42 3.28 3.21 3.86

Color 3.41 3.34 3.04 3.56

Flavor 3.00 3.26 3.13 3.56

Acceptability 3.34 3.54 3.27 3.76

Average 3.29 3.35 3.16 3.68

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The table shows that trial 3 earned the highest average mean as to aroma, color, flavor and acceptability compared to the other trials as well as with the control. This means that the concoction made from ½ tsp pancit-pancitan and 1 ½ tsp malunggay is highly acceptable as a nutraceutical drink.

ANOVA shows a highly significant differences among the different concoction of peperomia and moringa. This indicate that the concoction out of pansit-pansitan and malunggay are highly acceptable.

DMRT result shows that there is a significant differences among the different concoction. Treatment 3 has the highest acceptability (3.90a), followed by treatment 2 (3.46ab) then treatment 1 (3.22bc) and lastly the control received the lowest acceptability (2.94c).

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Table 6. Duncan’s Multiple Range Test of the Mean of the Different Pancit-pancitan and Malunggay Tea Concoction

Treatment Mean

Control 2.94c

Treatment 1 3.22bc

Treatment 2 3.46ab

Treatment 3 3.90a

*Means with the same letter are not significantly different

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CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

Based on the result of the study, the following conclusions are drawn:All concoctions of pancit-pancitan and malunggay are acceptable as a nutraceutical drink which can provide essential vitamins and minerals that can help alleviate malnutrition particularly in the province of Abra.

The most acceptable concoction is at ½ tsp pancit-pancitan and 1 ½ tsp malunggay. This produced a distinctive aroma, color, flavor and acceptability among nutraceutical drinkers.

The researcher recommends that further studies on the technologies and results be published to be shared to other researchers to improve the pancit-pancitan and malunggay tea concoction as a nutraceutical health drink.