Contents:
- Medical Video: Top 10 Best Health Benefits of Sago (Sabudana)
- Various foods from sago caterpillars
- Benefits of eating sago caterpillars for health
- 1. Build muscle
- 2. Prevent various diseases
- 3. Improve mood and sports performance
Medical Video: Top 10 Best Health Benefits of Sago (Sabudana)
Sago eating must be normal, then what about eating sago caterpillars? Sago caterpillar is a typical food of eastern Indonesia. Although most people feel disgusted with this food, sago caterpillar is considered a nutrient-rich food, you know. What are the benefits of eating sago caterpillars? Come find out more about the following characteristics and benefits of sago caterpillars.
Various foods from sago caterpillars
When the sago tree or palm begins to rot, the sago beetle will lay eggs around the tree trunk. After the eggs hatch, there will appear white caterpillars that are known as sago caterpillars. This caterpillar has a latin nameRhynchophorus ferrugineusor also known by the namered palm weevil.
Now, after the egg is hatched into a caterpillar, the people of North Sumatra, East Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, and Papua take the caterpillar to be processed as food. Sometimes they eat it raw, make a side dish for savory rice, or make it with a sago worm.
In fact, these caterpillars are often made into snacks for children. For example skotel, omelette roll, toast, tofu fill, sweet potato balls, croquettes, banana sponge, lemper, and also panada.
Benefits of eating sago caterpillars for health
According to research conducted by Nirmala IR, MSc, and colleagues, sago caterpillars contain proteins, carbohydrates, omega 3, 6, and 9 fatty acids, and amino acids.
Although there is no deeper research on the benefits of sago caterpillars, based on their nutrients there are several benefits that you might get, such as:
1. Build muscle
Sago caterpillars are high in protein. Protein is an important component that plays a role in building and repairing body cells and tissues, such as bones, muscles and skin.
In addition, proteins also help the process of forming enzymes, hormones, and other chemical compounds. The body does not produce protein naturally. So, you need protein intake from food, for example this sago caterpillar.
2. Prevent various diseases
Sago caterpillars also contain a variety of good fatty acids, such as oleic acid, omega 3, omega 6, and omega 9.
The content of fatty acids is believed to reduce inflammation in the body thereby reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease, depression, asthma, and rheumatism.
Many fatty acids are also made into supplements to reduce high triglyceride levels which are the cause of heart disease.
3. Improve mood and sports performance
Sago caterpillars contain various types of amino acids, such as isoleucine, leucine, histidine, and phenylalanine. These amino acids help produce serotonin, which is a brain chemical that can improve your mood and sleep cycle.
In addition, these fatty acids can also restore damaged muscles faster and reduce muscle pain after exercise.
