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Do you know? This type of tuber plant is the main ingredient for making shirataki noodles.
A few months ago, this porang plant became the public spotlight, because it could become a new export commodity that could generate very high profits.
The government hopes that the Indonesian people can export porang in the form of semi-finished materials, not just the raw porang.
Advantages of exporting porang plants
Porang has existed since the Japanese colonial period as food & industry. People call this plant with different names. Some say iles-iles kuning, acung or acoan.
With the Latin name Amorphophallus muelleri, porang is a type of herbaceous flora that can grow up to 1.5 meters high. This plant can grow around tropical forests and can only grow under supporting trees. Porang is able to survive in any type of soil at an altitude of 0 to an altitude of 700 meters above sea level.
Porang plant characteristics
- Has broad leaves and pointed ends, similar to papaya leaves.
- The trunk of the porang tree is green and white.
- Has a very smooth bark and slightly yellowish color.
- At each end of the stem there is a bubble.
In 2018 BPS recorded exports of porang reached 254 tons with an export value of Rp. 11.3 billion to various countries such as Japan, Vietnam, China, Australia, and other countries.
Benefits of porang plants
Porang has many benefits especially for health. Porang contains carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, dietary fiber, and alkaloids.
In Japan, porang is often used as raw material for flour, purifying water, cosmetic ingredients, making jelly and also glue.
Porang contains large amounts of glucomannan which is a natural fiber that is soluble in water.
But porang also contains oxalic acid and caOX crystals which can cause a bitter taste and also itching. So that porang must be processed properly and correctly.
Porang is also often processed into konyaku and shirataki noodles which are famous in various countries such as China, Japan, and Taiwan.
Porang can also help to lose weight and is also good for maintaining health.
Use the services of Indotransjaya Nusantara to assist you in importing and exporting.