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SERDANG, Oct 12 — An anti-obesity drink made from terung asam (sour eggplant) and a vegetable-based anti-inflammatory skin cream were among four new products launched by the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) today.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The terung asam is rich in hydroxycinnamic acid (antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial), the \u2018maman\u2019 (Cleome gynandra)-based cream is also anti-inflammatory while the other two new products are the carbonated young coconut drink and low-calorie coconut ice cream.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The four products were launched by Agriculture and Food Industries Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee and MARDI director-general, Datuk Dr Mohamad Zabawi Abdul Ghani in conjunction with MARDI Innovation Day 2021.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

“Hopefully, these products can be commercialised such as the carbonated young coconut drink and low-calorie coconut ice cream, hence indirectly encouraging growing of coconuts in the country,\u201d said Ronald.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Mohamad Zabawi said MARDI was having discussions with interested companies on using its technology to enable them to make and market such products.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

MARDI’s principal research officer, Dr Zuraida Ab Rahman said the terung asam-based drink, the result of her team\u2019s research work, took three years to materialise.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Extracted from the sour fruit, it was developed for managing body or fighting obesity.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

“From our research, this product could reduce the feeling of hunger, break down fat and is rich in fibre and could repair damaged intestines.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

“The terung asam originates from Sarawak and often used in cooking but when the juice is extracted from the fruit through a certain process, it has a high nutritional value in managing body weight,” said Zuraida.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

MARDI\u2019s Strategic Centre director, Dr Sanimah Simoh said the anti-inflammatory cream created by her team was formulated from the combination of maman vegetable extract and virgin coconut oil for the skin.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

“Maman is usually pickled or used in making rendang but our research found it to be rich in natural phytochemical and the product considered safe and potentially anti-inflammatory,” she added.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Source: BERNAMA News Agency<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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