Pengaruh Perendaman Daging Sapi dalam Larutan Rimpang Kunyit (Curcuma domestica val.) dengan Kombinasi Konsentrasi dan Lama Waktu Penyimpanan Terhadap Total Jumlah Bakteri

The aim of this research was to know the antibacterial effect of turmeric rhizome solution (Curcuma domestica Val.) to total number of bacteria in beef with combination between concentration and length of storage time. The beef samples were divided into 60 pieces and each sample was 25 grams. The research method used completely randomized design (CRD) by four consentrations of turmeric rhizhome solution 0 gr 100 ml-1, 20 gr 100 ml-1, 40 gr 100 ml-1, 60 gr 100 ml-1 and were storaged in a normal room temperature with the duration time 0 hours, 3 hours, 6 hours respectively. The obtained data were analyzed by Analysis of Variance (ANAVA) and continued by Duncan multiple test. The result of this research showed significanly different (p<0,05) between the contol and the best consentrations (20 gr 100 ml-1 and 40 gr 100 ml-1) in the storage time 3 hours in the total of number bacterial colonies. Based on those result, it could be concluded that turmeric rhizome solution affected in decreasing the number of bacterial colonies.