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Petai or Parkia Speciosa or Bitter Bean or Stink Bean, is a type of fruit that becomes an important source dishes in Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, Southern Thailand , Burma and Northern India. The seeds, also called "Petai,” consumed when young, either fresh or boiled. Petai beans, a characteristic odor and pungent, eaten fresh or used as ingredients mixed menus. They are best when combined with other strongly flavored foods such as garlic, chili peppers, dried shrimp, or shrimp paste, as in sambal Petai.
Petai trees height can reach 20m and less branched. The leaves are compound, composed of parallel. Compound interest, arranged in head (typical Mimosoidae). Flowers appear usually near the end of the branch. The fruit is large, elongated, pods type. From one head can be found up to a dozen pieces. In one piece there are up to 20 seeds, which are green when young and wrapped by a membrane rather thick, light brown color. Petai will dry out if ripen and release the seeds.
Scientific Classification:
Harvesting:
Petai is actually a tropical forest plant, but now mainly in Indonesia and Malaysia have become economically cultivated plants. Of course the main reason is the background of economic value. Harvesting of the fruit can be done in two different ways. One way is to use a long pole and the other is by climbing up to the tree.
In Indonesia and Malaysia harvest season for Petai happens long enough between August until January.
- Kingdom : Plantae
- Division : Magnoliophyta
- Class : Magnoliopsida
- Order : Fabales
- Family : Fabaceae
- Genus : Parkia
- Species : P. speciosa
Harvesting:
Petai is actually a tropical forest plant, but now mainly in Indonesia and Malaysia have become economically cultivated plants. Of course the main reason is the background of economic value. Harvesting of the fruit can be done in two different ways. One way is to use a long pole and the other is by climbing up to the tree.
In Indonesia and Malaysia harvest season for Petai happens long enough between August until January.
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Food Value:
According to Wikipedia.com Petai has four times more protein than Apple fruit, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. Petai also a good source of energy; 142 kcal per 100 g seed. Petai contain three natural sugars, sucrose, fructose, and glucose combined with fiber. The combination is capable of providing an instant energy boost, but long enough and big enough effect. The content of phosphorus in the petai is also quite good, which is 115 mg per 100 g of grain. Petai also contains quite high vitamin C; 46 mg per 100 g of grain and vitamin A which is 200 IU per 100 g.i
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Economic Value
In Indonesia, so many people like petai, regardless of gender or ethnicity. In short, petai, which is actually a pungent fruit, is liked by everyone nationally. Petai is a favorite food to be used as a companion in enjoying the main dish. Usually enjoyed directly, fried or boiled. But most of all petai is used as an addition to various side dishes in Indonesia.
Even Indonesians prefer it when fried rice is mixed with petai as part of the basic ingredients for additional food.
Unfortunately, despite many requests, so far there has been no specific agricultural business that cultivates petai specifically. Petai is only treated as a garden plant or production forest as one of the other annual crops.
Thus, the comparison between demand and supply becomes unbalanced. The demand for these horticultural products can be much higher than the supply. Moreover, this is classified as a seasonal fruit. So you can guess the price of petai soared.
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