Black rice as a functional food in Indonesia

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https://doi.org/10.31989/ffhd.v7i3.310

Abstract

Background: There are many local black rice cultivars in Indonesia, yet only a few of these are formally described in the literature. It has been reported that black rice has many phytochemical variants which may contribute to its use as a functional food, including nutraceuticals and secondary metabolites such as anthocyanin, oryzanol, and more. The purpose of this article was to review literature describing black rice cultivars from Indonesia, with a particular focus on its potential use as a functional food. Our literature search revealed several articles that describe black rice in relation to its nutraceutical properties and its role in reducing non-communicable diseases. Other studies describe the diversity of local pigmented rice and its potential for lowering the risk of hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, and for cancer prevention. Black rice has been described as a functional food in several countries; however, there is great diversity among cultivars and further research on Indonesian varieties will determine whether local variants are candidates as well for the development of functional foods.  

Keywords: black rice cultivar, functional food, non-communicable diseases, nutraceutical, phytochemical

Author Biography

  • Rarastoeti Pratiwi, Universitas Gadjah Mada

    Bio Statement

    Rarastoeti Pratiwi was born October 25, 1963 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. She did her Bachelor Deggree in faculty of Biology Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia in 1987, her Master Degree in Molecular Biology in Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium in 1993 and her Ph.D in Medicine in the University of Queensland Australia in 2001. She works as a lecturer in Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, Universitas Gadjah Mada from 1990 up to now (Associate Profesor). She is interested in Nutritional Biochemistry and Molecular biology fields.

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2017-03-31

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Vol. 7 No. 3 (2017): March 2017

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Review Articles

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