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Adolescent girls are more at risk of experiencing anemia compared to adolescent boys because adolescent girls generally experience menstruation which causes a decrease in hemoglobin levels. The results of the Riskesdas prevalence of anemia in 2018 were 84.6% of young women experiencing anemia. According to its chemical composition, dragon fruit contains minerals, iron and vitamin C which have the effect of preventing anemia. Vitamin C, folic acid, and protein are the main factors that promote iron absorption. Vitamin C increases iron absorption up to four times. Young coconut contains various ingredients that can help in blood formation, namely folic acid which is the main component for the formation of cell nuclei, magnesium, copper, zinc, vitamin C and vitamin B complex. This research method is quasi-experimental by planning 2 groups, namely the treatment group and the control group. The sample consisted of 40 young women at SMP Negeri 3 Bitung who were selected through Stratified Random Sampling. Data analysis used a parametric test, namely the paired T-test, where if the p value < ? (0.05), it was concluded that there was an effect of giving red dragon fruit pudding with young coconut on the hemoglobin levels of adolescent girls. The results of this study were that the treatment group had an influence on Hb levels in young women who experienced an increase in Hb levels of 1.04 g/dl compared to the control group. Based on the results of the data analysis test, the ? value was 0.000 < 0.05. So it can be concluded that there is an average difference between pre-test hemoglobin levels and post-test hemoglobin levels, which means that there is an influence of giving red dragon fruit pudding with young coconut on hemoglobin levels in young women at SMP Negeri 3 Bitung.