YOGYAKARTA - Before talking a lot about the benefits of glutinous tape, as Indonesian citizens, of course, we are very close to what is called tape ketightness which is often found in Eid celebrations and others.

Who would have thought, as a glutinous tape fermentation food, it seems that it has a myriad of benefits that are very useful for our bodies.

Nutrition content

Tape ketight is a processed product through fermented progress in food ingredients with carbohydrate content, in this case glutinosa rice (Oryza sativa var. glutinosa).

Historically, tape ketangan came from the location of Kuningan, West Java, as quoted from the IndonesiaKaya website. But the snacks, which are also known as tape pulut, are spread and widely consumed, especially for the people of Java.

In addition, yeast is used as a mixture to help the progress of fermentation in making glutinous tape. Ragi is a mixture of some microorganisms, especially mushrooms such as Sacharomyces cerevisionae, Rhizopus oryzae, Endomycops burtoni, Mulocor sp., Candida utilis, Sacharomycopsops fibuligora, and Pediooccus sp.

Next, the glutinous tape will be wrapped by applying guava leaves or banana leaves. The glutinous tape is then placed in a closed and airtight container, for the next time it will pass through fermentation progress for three days to a week.

There are three kinds of glutinous tape that are usually found, namely black tape with black glutinous rice, white tape with white glutinous rice, and green tape with white glutinous rice which is given natural coloring, for example from katuk leaves or pandan leaves.

Per 100 grams of black tape contains a number of nutrients such as the ones below.

Protein: 3.8 grams

Fat: 1.0 grams

Carbohydrates: 34.4 grams

Fiber: 0.3 grams

Calcium: 8 milligrams

Fosfor: 106 milligrams

Iron: 1.6 milligrams

Sodium: 5 milligrams

Potassium: 12.0 milligrams

Water: 50.2 grams

Kalori: 166 kkal

Karoten total: 0 milligrams

Thiamine: 0.02 milligrams

Vitamin C: 0 milligrams

Increase body immunity

Tape ketightan dengan kandungan probiotic juga bisa meningkatkan cara kekebalan tubuh. Probiotics bisa membantu membantu membunuh benar, virus, bacteria, dan fungi yang terdapat dalam makanan yang Anda konsumsi.

A study published in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport showed a positive effect on diet consumption with probiotic content in a number of athletes. It was found that about 47% of athletes who received regular probiotic intake had never experienced a cold or infection with the cerina channel during testing.

Launching the digestive system

Quoted from the Cleveland Clinic, germs can kill bad germs in the digestive way. And also the intake of probiotics through glutinous tape is also efficacious in returning germs in the body that can disappear after taking antibiotic drugs.

Probiotics can also relieve symptoms of colon irritation syndrome or external bowel syndrome (IBS), such as rebuttal stomachs and frequency of disposing of large water increases. Then, fermented food is claimed to help reduce the risk of diarrhea and ambeien.

Improve heart function

Tape ketane is also known to contain lactic acid germs (BAL) which have various benefits, one of which is increasing heart function.

The Bogor Agricultural Institute conducted a study by adding lactobacillus aidophylus germs on glutinous tape which is high in the content of lactic acidic germs. After the fermentation progress, it is known that the number of L. acidophilus bacteria has increased.

Controlling blood sugar levels

A study was carried out on 76 patients with diabetes of various 1 or various 2 to get to know the vitamin B1 levels in the body through an experiment of transketolase enzymes. As a result, about 8 percent experienced a mild vitamin B1 deficiency and 32 percent experienced moderate vitamin B1 deficiency.

Another study published in the European Journal of Nutrition told that the provision of vitamin B1 intake with a dose of 150-300 mg per day can lower blood sugar levels in diabetic patients in various 2. This can also prevent hyperglycemia, namely the increasing state of blood sugar levels that trigger diabetes.

Reducing Stress

As previously reviewed, glutinous tape contains vitamin B1 and probiotics in it. Vitamin B1 or thiamin is also often referred to as anti-stress vitamins, which helps regulate mood swings and physiological disorders.

The probiotic content that is usually found in fermented foods, such as Lactobacillus helveticus and Bifidobacterium longum can relieve symptoms of anxiety disorders and depression, so that you will feel more silent, positive efforts, and able to fight the disturbance.

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