DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2018.v06i11.014

Pages: 2140-2144

This study aimed to identify the major carbohydrate sources in adolescent girls, identify traditional foodstuffs favored by adolescent girls and identify adolescent girls' interest in ‘jagung-bose’. This Study was survey method. The population in this study was all adolescent girls in Agriculture Polytechnic of Kupang, East Timor. Determination of respondents using the method of Non Probability Sampling (NPS), the selection of elements of population based on consideration of researchers with purposive sampling method. The sample size in this research was 87 adolescent girls. The results showed that most of respondents (96.4%) consume rice as a source of carbohydrates. Jagung-bose was a typical type of corn processed most often consumed at least once a week by 31.3% adolescent girls. As many as 53% of adolescent girls declared ‘like’ and will consume if available ‘Jagung-bose Instan’ products.