Bitter gourd cracker

This bitter gourd cracker is a unique innovative product in its way as it is made from the world's most underrated vegetables due to its sharp bitterness which knew as bitter gourd and left-over rice. The purpose of this innovation is to introduce a new flavor of crackers and diversify the usage of bitter gourd in local snack food. This cracker was prepared in three different coloreds: green, red, and orange. The production of this product started with the preparation of treated bitter gourd such as soaking, straining, and dehydration for 3 hours at a slow temperature. Then the dry bitter gourd was ground to become powder and later mixed with the left-over rice, flour, and seasoning and knead until all ingredients are well blended. The dough later was rolled around using plastic wrapped and boiled. The boiled product was chilled, colored, and dry using the solar method. This product can be marketed for the global market as well as a local market because it's cost-effective and easy to prepare, making this product able to be produced in mass production. The scorecard has been used for the sensory evaluation involving 60 untrained panels. There are six attributes of the product i.e appearance, color, crispiness, oil uptake, flavor, and overall acceptance being evaluated. Based on 60 untrained panels assessment, showed the majority of the panels preferred Variation 2 (V2) with 35 panels (bitter gourds and chili flakes flavor) follow by Variation 3 (V3) with 16 panels (bitter gourd, chili flakes, and parmesan cheese) and lastly Variation 1 (V1) with 9 panels (bitter gourd flavor).