Contents:
- Medical Video: Ajana Path | Bengali Movie | English Subtitle | Prosenjit, Satabdi Roy
- The origins of kaling
- Benefits of Kolang Kaling for health
- 1. Prevent premature aging
- 2. Streamlining the digestive system
- 3. Prevent bone loss
- 4. Helps hydrate the body
Medical Video: Ajana Path | Bengali Movie | English Subtitle | Prosenjit, Satabdi Roy
In addition to being used as a mixture for fruit ice drinks or made sweets, kolang-kaling can be used as an alternative healthy food. Yes, behind freshness, suppleness, tenderness, and sweet taste, you have a myriad of health benefits. Find out the various benefits of kolang kaling in this article.
The origins of kaling
Kolang-kaling comes from the seeds of sugar palm plants that have latin Arenga pinnata. This fruit is found in many Southeast Asian countries, such as Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. In Indonesia, kolang-kaling is also often referred to as the fruit of the roof or palm fruit.
This one fruit is transparent white, oval-shaped, and has a thick texture. If processed into a drink, brohave a refreshing taste. Before becoming a delicious food to eat, kolang-kaling must go through a series of long processes to become the fruit we usually see on the market.
To make kang-kaling, half-cooked palm fruit is needed. Usually half-cooked palm fruit has fresh green fruit skin. After that,Palm fruit must be burned first until the flesh feels charred. This is done so that the sap attached to the surface of the skin is gone. The sap must be removed because the sap of palm sugar that affects the skin can cause itching. For this reason, palm sugar cannot be consumed directly.
After undergoing the combustion process, then the palm fruit must go through a boiling process which usually takes about 1-2 hours. After boiling, the palm fruit is drained until it's cold. When it's cold, then the palm fruit is peeled one by one to take the seeds. Do not stop there, then palm fruit seedssplattered or flattened so that the shape is slightly wide.
Palm sugar seeds that have flattenedthenwashed and immediately soaked in lime water for several days or until the color turns clearer. This immersion itself aims to remove dirt and make the sugar palm seeds more elastic. Now, the seeds that are clear and chewy-textured are what we know as they are kolang-kaling.
Benefits of Kolang Kaling for health
In Indonesia, kolang-kaling is popular with people because of its delicious taste and freshness. Usually, this one fruit is usually served in the form of sweets, fruit ice, or compote mixture. Besides being tasty and refreshing, kolang-kaling also offers health benefits.
The following are various benefits of kolang kaling which are a pity to miss:
1. Prevent premature aging
Arenga pinnata, also known as palm fruit, very rich in compounds galactomannan, which is a kind of polysaccharide sugar that is believed to have antiaging properties. A study published in the journal Pharmacognosy Research tested the claim.
The results of the study found below galactomannan able to inhibit tyrosinase by more than 50 percent. Tyrosinase itself is a compound involved in the synthesis of melanin, which provides color pigments to the skin. Well, because melanin is also responsible as one of the causes of black spots, the ability galactomannan in inhibiting tyrosinaseis a positive signal. Not only that, galactomannan also known to be able to fight free radicals that trigger premature aging.
However, further research is still needed to ensure the benefits of kolang kaling in preventing premature aging.
2. Streamlining the digestive system
The second benefit of kolang kaling is to help smooth the digestive system. This is because in 100 grams of chips contain about 1.6 grams of crude fiber, aka insoluble fiber. As the name implies, insoluble fiber cannot dissolve in liquid. This type of fiber supports the movement of the digestive system and increases stool mass so that water-insoluble fiber is beneficial for those of you who are experiencing it constipation aka constipation.Aside from kaling, water-insoluble fiber can also be found in wheat, beans, such as green beans, and vegetables, such as spinach, kale, and cauliflower.
Kacompound content galactomannan also believed to be able to memaffect the fiber content of the food contained in the fruit kang-kaling. Fiberown food has many health benefits. Besides being good for digestive health, dietary fiber can also reduce the risk of liver disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, and obesity.
3. Prevent bone loss
Drastic reduction in the hormone estrogen after women experience menopause makes them more vulnerable to losing bone density and tissue. As a result, their bones become thinner and prone to osteoporosis.
But not to worry, it turns out the content of calcium and phosphorus in kang-kaling can also help prevent a decrease in bone density in women after menopause. Yes, it is known that in 100 grams of kolang-kaling it contains around 91 calcium and 243 phosphorus. The content of calcium and phosphorus makes kolang kaling good for bone health and strength.
This is supported by a study published in the journal IIOAB. The results showed that women after menopause were eating kolang and doing tai chi exercises regularly has increased bone density compared to those who do tai chi exercises only.
Even so, further research is needed with more respondents to ensure the benefits of this one kolang kaling.
4. Helps hydrate the body
Kolang kaling has a relatively high water content. Not to mention the content of vitamins and various minerals in it which makes this one fruit can help hydrate your body. Hydration or maintaining the amount of fluid in the body is very important for all people, both healthy and sick. So, besides drinking lots of water, you can also get additional fluid intake from kolang kaling.
But remember, the various benefits of kolang kaling above will not be felt optimally if you process this fruit in origin. Avoid consuming kolang kaling excessively. Especially when you process this fruit into sweet or candied fruit soup. Instead of getting the various benefits mentioned above, you are at higher risk of obesity and other chronic diseases if you eat too much sweet food. So, it is wise to process every food you will consume.
