Various Uses of porang Plants for Daily Needs

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Have you ever heard or even seen porang tubers? Maybe without you knowing often hear or see it on the internet, because lately porang tubers are becoming a topic of conversation for citizens in Indonesia, but not many know what exactly tubers have many benefits.

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Umbi Porang indonesian people used to call it a tuber-tuber plant known by another name Iles-iles. Porang plants usually grow in places with tropical or sub-tropical climates. In Indonesia, this plant grew wild because not many people know the benefits and economic value of this man's crop, until finally there are farmers from East Java province who managed to cultivate and make people's crops as business ideas that can enter the foreign export market.

In plants porang contain a lot of carbohydrates. That's more than 80% of the carbohydrate content inside. Porang plants also have a lot of glucomannan konjac content. Porang plants can be processed into a variety of substitute materials, ranging from health to household affairs.

Maybe you are curious what are the benefits of the porang plant that has recently been talked about a lot of people and began to be cultivated in Indonesia, to meet export needs. Please refer to the reviews below about the various benefits of the porang plant below!

Porang Flour

Just like kettle, rice, glutinous and corn that can be processed into flour. Plants can also be made into flour after going through the processing process. Flour tubers themselves have the benefit of being an additional food ingredient that is very good for health because of its very low sugar content. Unlike other types of carbohydrate foods that are high in sugar such as rice. The umbi plant is able to control blood sugar levels and is safe for diabetics.

Porang Tuber Plant as a Water Purifier

The tuber plant has a content called glucomannan. Glucomannan is a natural fiber contained in porang. Glucomannan in the tubers can be used to clear the water. Because the content can dissolve in water and at the same time work to clean dirty water.

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Lowering Cholesterol and Overcoming Diabetes

It turns out that the glucomannan in the tubers of porang can not only be to clear the water only. However, glucomannan also has benefits to lower cholesterol levels in the body. According to research, glucomannan substances in people's tubers turned out to be effective enough to lower blood sugar levels so that it can be used to overcome diabetes. But before consuming it it is better to ask the advice of an expert doctor first. Because, maybe you are not suitable with people's tubers so it can cause side effects.

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For the diet

Porang tubers can also be processed into noodles and rice which is famous by the name of Konyaku Noodles and shirataki rice.
Konyaku and shirataki are japanese specialties. This food is made from the basic ingredients of porang tubers.

Porang as Ice Cream Thickeners

Maybe many do not know that porang's plants can also be used as an ice cream thickening material. Because the content of konjac flour contained in the tubers can be processed until it thickens and then mixed with ice cream. The use of this ingredient so that ice cream is not quickly liquid or melted.

Porang as Electrical Insulators

Again, glucomannan substances in the plant tubers can be processed into a gel texture that can then be used for electrical insulators. But you still have to be careful in applying it.

Industrial Goods Materials

Porang's tuber plants exported to foreign countries are often used for various mixed materials in various industrial fields. For example, the konjac in porang is often used to make strong paper. Not only paper, but this plant can also be processed into environmentally friendly paper glue. House paint, wool fabric, and cotton cloth.

Drug Ingredients or Drug Filers

You must have taken a capsule-shaped medicine. It turns out that porang can also use capsule forming materials and adhesives on drugs that you often see.

That was the benefits of the porang tuber plant that is now famous among Indonesian farmers. It turns out that there are many benefits of porang's plants in everyday life that we rarely know. Hopefully reviews about the various benefits of your people's tuber plants become more understanding about the porang plant and its benefits.