Development of New Nutritious Food Using for Gac Fruit (Momordica Cochinchinensis) to Combat Food Security Problem (S/O 14335)

Gac fruit (Momordica cochinchinensis) is found throughout the Southeast Asian region from South China to Northeastern Australia. Gac is notable for its densely orange fruit containing rich contents of beta-carotene and lycopene. Historically, gac has been used as food and traditional medicine. Typic...

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Main Author: Mohamed Ismail, Risyawati
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: UUM 2021
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/31530/1/14335.pdf
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description Gac fruit (Momordica cochinchinensis) is found throughout the Southeast Asian region from South China to Northeastern Australia. Gac is notable for its densely orange fruit containing rich contents of beta-carotene and lycopene. Historically, gac has been used as food and traditional medicine. Typical of orange-colored plant foods, Gac fruit and seed oil contain high contents of carotenoids, particularly beta-carotene and lycopene. If marketed on its high content of beta-carotene and lycopene, Gac extracts may be sold as a dietary supplement in soft capsules or included in a juice blend. However despite being dubbed as the fruit from heaven, little research and commercialization was done on the fruit, especially in Malaysia. This research attempted to study the dietary content of 2 variations of Gac fruit available in Malaysia and further explore the value of it in our food supply chain. And at the end of the research we produced high impact products that id be beneficial to the community especially to the under privileged section of the community
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spelling uum-315302024-11-18T09:51:44Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/31530/ Development of New Nutritious Food Using for Gac Fruit (Momordica Cochinchinensis) to Combat Food Security Problem (S/O 14335) Mohamed Ismail, Risyawati HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Gac fruit (Momordica cochinchinensis) is found throughout the Southeast Asian region from South China to Northeastern Australia. Gac is notable for its densely orange fruit containing rich contents of beta-carotene and lycopene. Historically, gac has been used as food and traditional medicine. Typical of orange-colored plant foods, Gac fruit and seed oil contain high contents of carotenoids, particularly beta-carotene and lycopene. If marketed on its high content of beta-carotene and lycopene, Gac extracts may be sold as a dietary supplement in soft capsules or included in a juice blend. However despite being dubbed as the fruit from heaven, little research and commercialization was done on the fruit, especially in Malaysia. This research attempted to study the dietary content of 2 variations of Gac fruit available in Malaysia and further explore the value of it in our food supply chain. And at the end of the research we produced high impact products that id be beneficial to the community especially to the under privileged section of the community UUM 2021 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/31530/1/14335.pdf Mohamed Ismail, Risyawati (2021) Development of New Nutritious Food Using for Gac Fruit (Momordica Cochinchinensis) to Combat Food Security Problem (S/O 14335). Technical Report. UUM. (Submitted)
spellingShingle HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
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title Development of New Nutritious Food Using for Gac Fruit (Momordica Cochinchinensis) to Combat Food Security Problem (S/O 14335)
title_full Development of New Nutritious Food Using for Gac Fruit (Momordica Cochinchinensis) to Combat Food Security Problem (S/O 14335)
title_fullStr Development of New Nutritious Food Using for Gac Fruit (Momordica Cochinchinensis) to Combat Food Security Problem (S/O 14335)
title_full_unstemmed Development of New Nutritious Food Using for Gac Fruit (Momordica Cochinchinensis) to Combat Food Security Problem (S/O 14335)
title_short Development of New Nutritious Food Using for Gac Fruit (Momordica Cochinchinensis) to Combat Food Security Problem (S/O 14335)
title_sort development of new nutritious food using for gac fruit momordica cochinchinensis to combat food security problem s o 14335
topic HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
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