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Soft drinks are carbonated drinks that are popular among people because providing a refreshing taste when consumed. Attractive colors in soft drinks are the main attraction for consumers. Anthocyanin compounds from telang flowers are one of the natural colors that have no negative effects on the body. The application of anthocyanin compounds in soft drinks that have an acidic pH can also maintain the stability of the anthocyanins of telang flowers. This research was conducted to investigate the potential use of telang flower extract as a natural colorant in soft drinks. The extraction method used was an ultrasonic-assisted extraction method using distilled water with the addition of 0.05 % acetic acid. Extraction conditions was performed with a ratio of 0.02 (w/v); extraction time 90 minutes; and 65 % amplitude. The results of the study showed that the telang flower extract has the potential as a natural colorant in soft drinks. The addition of telang flower extract to colorless soft drinks could produce a more attractive color, namely blue-purple, with a lightness of L* 16.42; redness color intensity a* 25.77; yellowness color intensity b* -41.59; chroma 48.93; and the pH value 4.8, respectively. At refrigerator temperature storage (4-5 °C), the optimal beverage storage technique indicates a color change that was close to stable.

Banana blossom is a source of anthocyanin that is potentially utilized as natural dyes in the food industry. Anthocyanin from banana blossom can be extracted using Ultrasonic Assisted Extraction (UAE) and maceration method. Extraction using ultrasonic causes cavitation effect thereby provide an efficiency of extraction time if compared with maceration method. This study aimed to determine the effect of the duration of sonication treatment on total anthocyanin in banana blossom extract. Experimental design applied in this research is randomized block design with five treatments: maceration for 24 hours, sonication: 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes and 20 minutes. Sonication was carried out at 40 kHz. Parameters determined were anthocyanin content, color (L*, a*, b*), morphological structure and total soluble solid. The results showed that sonication time did not significantly affect the total anthocyanin of banana blossom extract. Total anthocyanin of banana blossom extract with sonication time treatment ranged from 86.32 mg/L to 87.31 mg/L. The selected treatment for banana blossom extraction using UAE was 5 minutes sonication. This treatment resulted in a total anthocyanin concentration of 87.31 mg/L, which has comparable to the 24 hours maceration method. The color parameter (L*, a*, b*) and total soluble solid of the banana blossom extract with 5 minutes sonication was 28.67, 12.54, 17.92 and 8.32 %Brix, respectively. Meanwhile, the morphological structure showed formation of pores on the surface of banana blossom cells.

Anredera cordifolia [Ten] Steenis has been proven to have pharmacological activity that is thought to be influenced by the presence of phenolic compounds and flavonoids. However, both compounds are found in small concentrations through conventional extraction (maceration, decoction, soxhlet, and reflux). This study aims to prove that the ultrasonic assisted extraction method can obtain higher concentrations of phenolic and flavonoid compounds. Dried binahong leaves were extracted using ultrasonic assisted extraction with 70% ethanol. Phenolic levels were determined using Folin-Ciocalteu, while flavonoid levels were determined using the colorimetric aluminum method. The results showed binahong leaves ethanolic extract had phenolic levels of 10.16 % GAE and flavonoid levels of 10.58 % QE. These results are much higher than the results obtained using conventional extraction so that ultrasonic assisted extraction can be recommended to maximize the extraction of phenolic and flavonoid levels from the leaves of Binahong (Anredera cordifolia [Ten] Steenis).