My age is a kid, our family has a very good fruit vendor subscription. He often gives us bonuses when buying fruit there. Our favorite bonus is jackfruit seeds.
Maybe you are wondering. Jackfruit seeds? What for? Wait! Jackfruit seeds are boiled until soft and given a little salt is our family favorite. According to my father, jackfruit seeds contain many properties, rich in protein and very good to eat. In addition, it tastes no less delicious than the jackfruit itself.
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), is a very much growing tree in Indonesia. During this time, we commonly eat fruit when ripe yellow, with a very sweet taste. While the usual young jackfruit is consumed as a vegetable gudhek, which is also a typical culinary of Java, especially the area of Yogyakarta and Solo Raya. Unfortunately, jackfruit seeds are usually just thrown away, whereas jackfruit seeds contain unexpected properties. What are the benefits and how to use them?
Source of Protein, Carbohydrates, Minerals and Vitamins
According to research Salma Hayati (2009) from the University of North Sumatra, in 100 grams of jackfruit seeds, there are nutrient content of 36.7 grams of carbohydrates; 4.2 grams of protein; 0.1 grams of fat; As well as the content of iron, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B1 and vitamin C.
Can we understand why the nutritional content of jackfruit seeds quite a lot, because jackfruit seeds should provide nutrients to new plants that are formed until quite strong and can find their own nutrients. Based on the nutrient content, actually jackfruit seed is a pretty good food for the community.
Utilization of jackfruit seeds as food can be boiled, roasted or baked until the meat is soft, and eaten as usual. Can also be used as flour, by drying the way to dry, then finely ground. The flour can be used to make various kinds of food, such as sponge bread, pudding, bread tart and so on.
As quoted from fmipa.uny.ac.id (23/2/2011), jackfruit seeds can be fermented using yeast into tempe with concrete seed material. Meanwhile, according to Iqbal Nusa et al, as published in the scientific journal Agrium (vol.19 / no.1/10/2014), jackfruit seeds can also be used as material for making dodol, yogurt, instant drinks and instant cereals.
As a Preventful of Various Diseases
Jackfruit seeds, was also able to become a preventive of various severe diseases. Quoted from the site ccrc.farmasi.ugm.ac.id (retrieved 3/9/2017), jackfruit bioactivity, proven empirically as anticancer, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, diuretyl, and antihypertensive (Ersam, 2001). Meanwhile, according to Kompas.com (05/05/201), jackfruit seeds can prevent constipation (hardening of stools so difficult to remove), and can also be an anemia drug because the iron content is high enough.
To prevent various diseases, jackfruit seeds can be consumed as mentioned at the top, eg boiled, baked or processed as other food ingredients.
Making Bioethanol
Jackfruit seeds can also be one of the alternative energy making materials in the form of bioethanol. Based on the research of Agung Purwanto as published in eprints.undip.ac.id (retrieved 3/9/2017), there are stages of bioethanol making from jackfruit seeds.
Initially, jackfruit seeds are cut into pieces and dried in the sun to dry, then mashed into flour. Flour cooked with additional water into a kind of mush, then fermented using yeast for 24 hours. After that, the second stage of fermentation can be obtained ethanol. If you have ever made tape, the way is almost similar. The ethanol formed can be purified again by distillation.
For Face Beauty
Jackfruit seeds can also be a maker of masks that can brighten the skin, lifting stacks of dead skin cells, and also prevent wrinkles alias make the skin becomes firmer. Way, dry na seeds.