Empowerment of Processing Small Businesses Basic Ingredients Caulerpa sp.

Suryati*, Endah Soetanti, and Arofah Lyla Nurhayati

Main Center of Brackishwater Fisheries Aquaculture, Indonesia

Abstract: The more developing of business world, to make increasing the tighter business competition, so that business people must be careful in seeing any opportunity. Seaweed is fisheries product which is abundant in Indonesia, as well as Caulerpa sp. Seaweed type Caulerpa sp. can be processed into various types of food and has the opportunity to generate profits. Small business that were formed after participating in training in 2018 have 5 members. From the result of the training, we have developed for other businesses, the processing of “latoh noodles” which are made from Caulerpa racemosa seaweed. Caulerpa racemosa has the potential as a food raw material because it has various advantages including the high nutrient content with 25.61% protein content, 30.67% fiber, 25.86% weightless extract without nitrogen (BETN), 4.27% water content and fat. 3.16%. Latoh noodle processing can be provided business opportunities. The working capital of IDR 1,505,670 with a total production of 720 packs of noodles will generate a profit of IDR 294.20 per month.