Three students of the Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Brawijaya University, Malang, namely Lukman Azis, Nisa Alfilasari and Clara Arha, doing research on the benefits of a banana skin. Apparently, the extracted pectin from banana peel has anti-cholesterol benefits.
Pectin substances are then made into chewy candy or marshmallows are delicious. "Pectin has a nature capable of binding water, such as a gel. Nah, marshmallows require gel so we chose this form of candy. Anyway, this marshmallow now being favored people," said Lukman, head of the research team, when contacted KOMPASHealth (17/7 / 14).
He explained the process of making pectin is quite easy and can be done using common household appliances. Waste banana peel which has been sorted fairly small sliced then steamed for 10 minutes. The next stage is the drying and flouring. The flour is then extracted by the method of solid-liquid at a temperature of 90 Celsius using acidic solvents. Results of extraction then became the manufacture marhmallow.
"The ingredients are all natural marshmallows. For pink dye, I use dragon fruit extract. Used sugar also low in calories," he said.
