Bawean Island is famous for its palm sugar. This flagship product is popular among people in neighboring countries such as Malaysia and Singapore. There, Bawean palm sugar is made for drinks, mixed with young coconut. (in post by aseptia yp)
Making brown sugar or commonly referred to as palm sugar becomes the main livelihood of Bawean residents both in the district. Sangkapura and Kec. Pond Kab. Gresik ,. Almost all residents continue their family heritage by making palm sugar to meet their daily needs. Villagers of Tanah rata village Paromaan Kec. Ponds, both men and women, every morning and afternoon are never afraid to go into the middle of the forest to simply install or retrieve a bamboo stack in the palm fruit stalk that has been cut.
Palm-based sugar palm sugar palm by local residents often called la'ang. Nawari (52) residents there still nimble climbing palm trees to take a container that has contained juice. "Every morning and afternoon we always install and take a bumbung in the palm tree. For one fruit palm stalk can be taken la'ang it for two months, while once take, one stem of this palm can produce up to five liters la'ang "said the man who was full of wrinkles on his face.
Has it ever occurred to your mind that the palm sugar that had been considered mediocre turned out to have many benefits? I also like you, never thought before. If the previous palm sugar is only used as a complementary ingredients or ingredients to make the cake, palm sugar is now much hunted for medical needs because of the many properties contained within the palm sugar.
Palm sugar is also widely consumed as one of the natural sweetener is very safe for the body. In addition, the content in palm sugar is quite important role to help meet the body's need for certain nutrients. One million benefits of palm sugar are much talked about, inviting curiosity in the minds of many people.
Well, to answer this curious I will be presenting several properties of palm sugar that I summarize below:
- Contains Antioxidants
Antioxidants are antibodies in the body that are useful to ward off free radicals. Well, by consuming enough palm sugar, can increase anti-oxidants in the body and protect the body from free radicals.
- Can Prevent Anemia
High iron content in palm sugar makes anyone who consume it will avoid anemia or less blood.
- Mixed Culinary
Palm sugar that has a sweet and delicious taste, would be a material that can not be excluded just from the list of complementary ingredients culinary cuisine. Among its uses are for sweetener pudding, compote, wet cakes mixed traditional drinks and much more.
- Can Improve Body Resistance
This sweet, sweet sugar can warm the body. In addition, some of the chemical elements contained therein are very important to help smooth the blood circulation, strengthen l impa, and reduce the pain in the stomach. For that, the consumption of palm sugar regularly with adequate portions can increase endurance.
- Can Normal Cholesterol
This sugar palm contains Niacin which is useful to normalize cholesterol in the body. In addition, Niacin is also useful to smooth the skin, helps the nervous system and digestive system, as well as keep the chapped lips and canker sores
Thus some efficacy and the benefits of palm sugar for the body, may be useful 