Sarawak Biodiversity Centre - NRE
Sarawak Biodiversity Centre - NRE
Sarawak Biodiversity Centre - NRE
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EXAMPLES OF TK PLANTS FOR FLAVOUR/TASTE MODIFIERS<br />
Lemba Kumang (Curculigo<br />
latifolia)<br />
Community Claims:<br />
Fruits are eaten and also as an<br />
antidote to prevent drunkenness<br />
R & D Findings:<br />
Contain curculin (taste<br />
modifying activities )<br />
Potential Products:<br />
Natural sweetener<br />
Lemuntin (Melastoma sp.)<br />
Community Claims:<br />
Young shoots are cooked<br />
with bitter vegetable to ‘kill’<br />
bitter taste<br />
Fruits are eaten and gives<br />
bluish black colouring<br />
Daun Tubu (Pycnarrhena<br />
borneensis)<br />
Community Claims:<br />
Leaves are mixed with<br />
vegetable or tapioca leaves<br />
when cooking to replace MSG
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