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Acceptability of Milk in Ube Halaya

This study aims to identify the most acceptable milk to use in making ube halaya, a popular Filipino dessert. The researcher plans to test ube halaya made with skimmed milk, condensed milk, evaporated milk, and coconut milk. Teachers and students at Cervantes National High School will evaluate samples of ube halaya made with different milks based on aroma, taste, texture, and color. The results could help entrepreneurs create new ube halaya products and guide farmers on which crops to grow. The study seeks to determine the best milk admix for ube halaya.

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Acceptability of Milk in Ube Halaya

This study aims to identify the most acceptable milk to use in making ube halaya, a popular Filipino dessert. The researcher plans to test ube halaya made with skimmed milk, condensed milk, evaporated milk, and coconut milk. Teachers and students at Cervantes National High School will evaluate samples of ube halaya made with different milks based on aroma, taste, texture, and color. The results could help entrepreneurs create new ube halaya products and guide farmers on which crops to grow. The study seeks to determine the best milk admix for ube halaya.

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CHAPTER 1

Background of the Study

Ube, (Discorea Alata), is a staple crop in the Philippines. Ube is a

species of yam. This tuberous root vegetable originates from Southeast Asia,

particularly in the Philippines. Purple yams have greyish-brown skin and

purple flesh, and their texture becomes soft like potato when cooked. It

could either be cooked fresh or made into a flour or powder for use in many

desserts or to make vibrantly colored foods including rice, cakes, candies,

ice cream and ube jams or ube halaya (Philippines Consulate General,

2020)

Ube is highly nutritious. It is a great source of carbohydrates

potassium and vitamin C. Also rich in powerful plant compounds and

antioxidants, including anthocyanin (Valdeavilla, R. (2018)). Since Ube is

popular in the Philippines as the main ingredients of a favorite Filipino

dessert called ube halaya (ube jam). People have different taste when it

comes to foods.

The researcher wants to test and explore what is the best milk admix

to make ube halaya. The researchers commonly noticed was that many uses

condensed milk and evaporated milk.

This motivated the researchers to study the various kinds of milk:

skimmed milk, condensed milk, evaporated milk, and coconut milk as the
complement in making ube halaya. Thus, the researchers want to test the

acceptability of various kinds of milk in making ube halaya.

Statement of the Problem

Generally, the study seeks to identify the acceptability of various

kinds of milk in making ube halaya. Specifically, it seeks to answer the

following questions:

1. What is the acceptability of ube halaya in various kinds of milk according

to:

a. Teachers

b. Students

2. What are the effects of various kinds of milk to ube halaya in terms of:

a. Aroma

b. Taste

c. Texture

d. Color

3. Is there a significant difference of the various kinds of milk used in ube

halaya among them:

a. Teachers

b. Students

Definition of Terms
YAM – tuberous root with greyish-brown skin and purple flesh.

UBE – also known as discorea alata, is a staple crop in the

Philippines. Species of yam.

UBE HALAYA – also called ube jam or halayang ube is a dessert that

is prepared from boiled and mashed purple yam.

PADDINGS - fillings

ACCEPTABILITY – capable or worthy of being accepted

EVAPORATED MILK – unsweetened milk concentrated by partial

evaporation

CONDENSED MILK – evaporated milk with sugar added

COCONUT MILK – a thick, white, milky liquid extracted from grated

coconut after it has been soaked in boiling water

SKIMMED MILK – milk from which the cream has been taken

ADMIX – to mix in or to mix with

Significance of the Study

The study means to look at the possible kind of milk used in ube

halaya.

For entrepreneurs. The result of the study may guide and help them

in creating a business enterprise focused on the milk that appropriate in

making ube halaya.


For farmers. The result of the study may give the motivation and

encouragement to plant more yams for production.

For ube halaya lovers, the result of the study may encourage them to

try different kinds of milk as admix to make ube halaya.

To those who are interested to sell or start a business on ube halaya,

the result of the study may give them ideas on what is the best milk to use.

Scope and Limitations of the Study

This research will be conducted at Cervantes National High in

Cervantes, Ilocos Sur to be applied with 10 teachers and 10 students from

that school for the school year 2022-2023. It deals with the different milk

use in making ube halaya as well as it’s acceptability.

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