There is good news for people who just eat vegetarian food. A scientist has developed a new vegetarian food named tempe, which could raise the iron level in an individual and also some amount of protein with it.
This doctoral thesis conducted by Charlotte Eklund-Jonsson at the Department of Food Science, states that tempe is in fact a whole-grain product with high folate content.
Traditional tempe in Indonesia called Tempe Bungkus (Wrapped Tempe).
The whole grains are known to lower the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Whole grains even guard against age-related diabetes and some other forms of cancer. The tempe also contains B vitamin folate which is a natural form of folic acid and is essential for normal fetal development.
“Tempe is designed for vegetarians, but also for people who want to eat less meat for environmental reasons, for example,” says Charlotte Eklund-Jonsson. “We also had the environment in mind when we chose to base it on barley and oats, which are suitable to cultivate in Sweden and therefore do not require long transports.”
Fried tempe, the most popular way to prepare tempe in Indonesia.
The processing of tempe is done through fermentation with the help of micro fungus Rhizopus oligosporus. This kind of tempe fermentation comes from Indonesia. Soybeans are used in the uncooked form.
Different ways were developed by Charlotte Eklund-Jonsson to retain the high fiber content of the cereal grains and similarly boosts their content with the intake of iron in an easy manner. Eklund-Jonsson says that these two considerations perform against each other.
According to the research findings, the uptake of iron increases twice the amount of iron after a meal of barley tempe than with unfermented barley. But some other studies show that both oat and barley produced low blood sugar responses and insulin responses and is a distinctive type of whole-grain product.
The thesis is titled as “Nutritional properties of tempe fermented whole-grain barley and oats. Influence of processing conditions on the retention and availability of iron, starch and folates” would be publicly defended on June 5 at 10:00 a.m. in Hall KB, kemigården 4, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden.
Source: The Health Jockey
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ismichan
3 months ago
see… the problem is, I’ve heard that japan has claimed this cuisine as their heritage, correct me if I’m wrong (i really hope I’m wrong). I really like tempe.. especially Mendoan. Bcoz, i knew that every slice of it was specially covered by banana leaves in the fermentation process. So, the smells and the taste is really… Hmm… Yummy.. :9
enno
2 months ago
i like tempe so much…
from the story of my mom and my grandma…(i’m 29 years old now)tempe is heritage cuisine from indonesia….it is real…
there are so many kind of tempe…..tempe mendoan, tempe goreng uyah bawang, tempe kripik, tempe benguk…etc..
habibi
2 months ago
to ismichan… that’s incorrect… check it out: http://im-cho.com/jepang-patenkan-tempe
Arif
2 months ago
ismichan,, thats is a gossip ,,
what’s true is that Japanese scientists are extensively researching tempe nutrients and its benefits (perhaps more extensively than our own scientist), while there are many derivatives product marketed in Japan,
read : Shurtleff, William, and Akiko Aoyagi. 1979. The book of tempeh: A super soyfood from Indonesia. New York: Harper & Row (Colophon Books). ISBN 0-06-091265-0.
see, as early as 1979 Japanese scientist already acknowledge that tempe is Indonesian.
i think this “Someone stole myheritage OMG” syndrome is getting too much …
shadiq
2 months ago
Well Lets support Indonesian Soybeans Farmers, As large Soybean consumer we should also become largest soybean exporter
Bonek
2 months ago
I like it so much… delicious.
Only stupid people will deny that tempe is originally Indonesians food, they don’t know history.. they are mental tempe.
Don’t they know that Indonesia has a lot of types of tempe, from ordinary tempe, tempe mendoan, tempe bongkrek up to the biggest one.. danau tempe… Huh..!!??
arema
2 months ago
bonek jancok… asu.. lho mental tempe poll.. gak ngerti ta apa yang ditulis itu…
mappesangka mustafa
2 months ago
Tempe history since 16th century in Indonesia…please read http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempe
mappesangka mustafa
2 months ago
Please read this one too…http://indonesiaproud.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/tempe-makanan-rakyat-yang-mulai-mendunia/
mappesangka mustafa
2 months ago
About Tempe, please read this one too…http://indonesiaproud.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/tempe-makanan-rakyat-yang-mulai-mendunia/
Alitha
2 months ago
Tempe is definitely Indonesian. I’ve been to quite a few countries, and none of them have tempe. Oh gosh, just thinking of it makes me want to eat it XD
christy
2 months ago
Since child til now, tempe is one of my fave food. But why the government has to import it from others country??? We have to make tempe in our country and exported it!!