Paper Title
DEVELOPMENT AND MARKET FEASIBILITY OF SQUID JERKY SNACK MORINGA FLAVOR

Abstract
Abstract - Squid is abundant in Agno, Pangasinan, Philippines. Moringa was identified as a superfood. During the pandemic, several squids were rotten because the community does not have the technology to process the squid. With this, the researchers came up with the idea to process the squid by creating a squid jerky snack flavored with moringa. The jerky snack shall be nutritious with its moringa flavor. The Squid Jerky Snack flavored with Moringa is a dried, seasoned, and ready-to-eat seafood product, made from squid. The researchers developed Squid Jerky Snack flavored with moringa which serves as an alternative or innovation to usual beef jerky. Unlike beef jerky, Squid Jerky is healthier, more nutritious, and inexpensive compared to beef, to be able to create a livelihood for the people of Pangasinan. This study covers the essential aspects of developing Squid Jerky Snack flavored with moringa in terms of the product description, ingredients, procedure, and tools and equipment needed in its preparation. Also, this study investigated the acceptability of the sensory quality of Squid Jerky Snack flavored with moringa in terms of taste, aroma, texture, and overall acceptability. The study was conducted on selected tourists and residents of Agno, Pangasinan, and the faculty and staff of Pangasinan State University – Asingan Campus. As whole, sanitation and hygiene is very important and the process requires some labor but it was fun doing them. The taste, aroma and texture is high acceptable as well as the suggested retail price. The product is recommended for patenting andcommercialization.