TUBER PLANTS THAT USE LESS

There are a variety of plant tubers begin underutilized as a substitute for rice and wheat for reasons of carbohydrates. But these tubers have a variety of benefits, including for health and beauty.Various plant bulbs that are less utilized as a substitute for rice and wheat was almost rare and feared to be extinct. In fact, in the future, it is not impossible that the plant variety will be favored as an alternative food crop or as a medicinal plant. Therefore preservation of root crops underused should be pursued, so that when needed genetic resources still exist and are not extinct.Talas / Taro (Colocasia sp)Ingredients: high carbohydrate (starch taro tuber consists of 17-28% amylose, which is the remaining 72-83% amylopectin), protein and vitamins A, C, B1, fat, calcium, phosphorus, and iron.Benefits: cooked taro root, leaves and leaf stalks are edible. Taro porridge can help digestion so it can be consumed as food allergy of infants with low levels.Garut / arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)Ingredients: starch quality (in pharmaceuticals, starch is often used for the manufacture of lubricants).Benefits: bulbs can be used as an ingredient in cosmetics, adhesives and maker of alcoholic beverages. Liquid extract of bulbs can be used to counteract the poison arrow, bee stings and other injuries. This plant can also be used as an ornamental plant.Ubi Oil / Purple Yam / White Yam (Dioscorea alata)Ingredients: starch, fat and protein.Benefits: carbohydrate sources can be grown in nutrient-poor soil.Bitter yam Yam (Dioscorea hispida Dennst)Ingredients: starch, fat and protein.Benefits: carbohydrate sources can be grown in nutrient-poor soil.Canna / Canna (Canna edulis)Ingredients: starch, fat and protein.Benefits: carbohydrate sources can be grown in nutrient-poor soil.Suweg / Elephant Foot Yam (Amorphophalus campanulatus)Ingredients: = 80-85% carbohydrate, dietary fiber = 13.71%, protein = 7.20% = 0.28% fat, vitamin A and B. Each elephant foot yam 100 grams contains 62 mg of calcium, 4.2 g iron, thiamine 0.07 mg, and 5 mg of ascorbic acid.Benefits: anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and sitotosik. These plants can lower blood sugar levels due to low glycemic index and can heal the hurt of venomous animal bites. The skin can be used as a source for the manufacture of cosmetic medicine and is also useful for smoothing the skin.Yam yam / Lasser Yam (Discorea esculanta)Ingredients: starch, fat, protein, inulin is a type of carbohydrate that serves as a prebiotic. From the research, yams low phytochemicals such as saponins, b-sistosterol, stigmasterol, glycosides, fat, starch and diosgenin.Benefits: cooked or roasted sweet and tasty tubers. Bulbs can also be extracted into flour; refined and easily digestible fibers that are used in the menus of patients with gastrointestinal diseases. Coarse grater bulbs are used for medicinal swelling, especially in the esophagus and it can also be a source for the discovery of anti-inflammatory genes.Potatoes Black / Coleus tuberosusIngredients: tubers contain up to 20% carbohydrates (mainly starch) 2% protein, water, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, thiamine and vitamin C.Benefits: antioxidant and anti-proliferative (cell multiplication anticancer) as well as ornamental plants. IAARD / Food Security Agency / Edi Suntoro / Som