Students Swiss German University (SGU), an international private university in Indonesia that is recognized by the Higher Education, won patents in the field of food processing technology.

Students Swiss German University (SGU), an international private university in Indonesia that is recognized by the Higher Education, won patents in the field of food processing technology.




"Products which won the patent is a modified tapioca starch for processed foods such as stuffing materials meatballs or chicken nuggets` `(processed chicken)," said SGU students winning patents, Sanfianti Kohar, in his press conference, here on Friday.

A modified tapioca starch (modified starch) is one of the main ingredients essential in the manufacture of meatballs and chicken nuggets.

All this to the flour mills in Indonesia to get it by way of imports from Germany and the United States.

Initial facts is then made ​​Sanfianti assisted by two senior researchers to make flour can replace wheat imports.

In his research, assisted by Dr Sanfianti. Maruli Panjaitan, Head of Biomedical Engineering SGU, and Dr. LBS Kardono, a senior researcher from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI).

"Our results this is the answer to the food processing industry in Indonesia, lower production costs, reduce imports, and Indonesia release from dependence on foreign products," said Dr. Maruli Panjaitan.

After these patent rights acquired, now some big name food processing industry in Indonesia began to be interested and asking co-operation with universities located in BSD was to take the product as an ingredient of their production.

Sanfianti derived from the Department of Food Technology was proud with the achievements.

"I am proud and grateful to the hard work and my research recognized by the Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights," he said.