Jengkol Plant a tree whose height can reach 10-26 feet. The fruit is a pod-shaped flattened and convoluted. Violet color of old men. After the old, the shape becomes convex and fruit pods in place that contain seeds increased its size. Each pod can contain 5-7 seeds. Ari seeds are thin skinned and glossy brown.
Jering or jengkol (Archidendron pauciflorum, synonyms: A. jiringa, Pithecellobium jiringa, and P. lobatum) is typical of plants in the Southeast Asia region. Seeds are popular in Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia as a food ingredient. Jengkol including tribal legumes (peas and Fabaceae. The fruit is a flattened convoluted form a spiral shape, old lavender. Ari seeds thin-skinned fruit with a shiny brown color. Jengkol can cause odor in urine after being processed and processed by the digestion, especially when eaten fresh as a salad.
Jengkol known to prevent diabetes and is diuretic and is good for heart health. Jengkol plants are also expected to have the ability to absorb the high ground water making it useful in conserving water somewhere
Jengkol seeds can be eaten fresh or processed. The most common are processed disemur, and known by the Sundanese as ati Maung or "tiger heart". Jokingly people also refer to it as "Levis buttons" because its shape is round buttons associated with the Levi's jeans. Seeds are soft and tender. Texture is what makes it preferable. The aroma is rather like a banana but much weaker. However, not so when it is removed from the urine.
Health Disorders Caused By Jengkol
Besides disemur, jengkol seeds can also be made into chips as well as chips from melinjo, by way of ground / bullied until flattened, dried and fried in hot oil.
The negative effects of smell can actually be reduced by soaking or boiling. The smell of urine at a time can be reduced if taken before and after flushing the urine with a sufficient amount of water.
Besides the smell jengkol can disrupt a person's health due to excessive consumption jengkol cause buildup of crystals in the urinary tract, called "jengkolan". This occurs because jengkol jengkolat high acidic and soluble in water at an acidic pH. Excessive consumption will lead to the formation of crystals and interrupt urination. Risk of jengkolan known to vary in each person, and influenced by genetic and environmental.
Benefits Jengkol
Behind the odor generated jengkol, it contained useful benefits for health. According to various studies show that jengkol also rich in carbohydrates, protein, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, phosphorus, calcium, alkaloids, volatile oil, steroids, glycosides, tannins, and saponins.
Especially for the content of vitamin C contained 80 mg in 100 grams of seed jengkol, whereas the recommended dietary allowance rate per day is 75 mg for adult women and 90 mg for adult men.
In addition, Jengkol a good source of protein, which is 23.3 g per 100 g of material. Protein levels far exceeding the tempe which is known as a source of vegetable protein, which is only 18.3 g per 100 g. Protein needs of each individual course, vary. In addition to helping the growth and maintenance, the protein also serves to build enzymes, hormones, and immunity. Therefore, the protein substance is often called the builder.
For iron, Jengkol containing 4.7 g per 100 g. Iron deficiency can cause anemia. The symptoms of people suffering from iron deficiency anemia are fatigue, weakness, pale and less passionate, headaches and irritability, inability to concentrate, as well as susceptible to infection. Patients with chronic anemia show the shape like a spoon and brittle nails, cracked at the corners of the mouth, tongue, difficulty in swallowing.
Adolescents, pregnant women, nursing mothers, adults, and vegetarians are most at risk for iron deficiency. In the body, iron partially located within the red blood cells as heme, a pigment-containing nucleus of an atom of iron.
Jengkol also very good for bone health because of the high calcium content, ie 140 mg / 100 g. The role of calcium in general can be divided into two, namely to help build bones and teeth, and regulate biological processes in the body.
Purposes of the largest calcium is at its infancy, but in adulthood is highly recommended adequate intake to maintain bone health. The recommended calcium intake in adults is 800 mg per day.
The content of phosphorus in jengkol (166.7 mg/100 g) is also very important for the formation of bones and teeth, as well as for storage and energy expenditure. Thus, actually many benefits derived from eating jengkol and this is just an input only, not a doctrine that requires you to believe and follow in order to consume jengkol, but only you know that there are benefits behind this smelly vegetable pods.
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