Sea Cucumber As An Alternative Supplement In Increasing Bone Health

Nutrition is an important factor in maintaining bone health, such as calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, protein, and iron. Sea cucumber is one of sea creatures that has plenty of nutrition which is for the body. Objective : To compare the nutrition of Susu sea cucumber, Gosok sea cucumber, Gamat sea cucumber, and packaged milk so they can be used as alternative source in bone health. Methods : The in vitro test using three samples of sea cucumber and three different kinds of packaged milk for kids. The test was performed to five nutritions e.g. calcium, magnesium, phospor, protein, and iron. The analysis results used independent sample test methode and anova test. Results : Sea cucumbers can meet the number of daily nutritional needs. Calcium in sea cucumbers is higher than that of milk (95% CI: -1969.85354 4094.26021). Its phosphorus is higher than that in milk (95% CI: -224.68925). Its magnesium is higher than that in milk (95% CI: 1499.67724 3243.20276). Its protein is higher than that in milk (95% CI: 18.71876 67.70790). Its iron is higher than that in milk (95% CI: 25.08204 54.45796). Conclusion : The nutrition in sea cucumber is greater than that in packaged milk. Susu sea cucumber is better than that in the other two types. Sea cucumber could be used as alternative source for bone health. Keywords— Susu sea cucumber; Gosok sea cucumber; Gamat sea cucumber; packaged milk; bone health; recommended dietary allowance.