Are you a fan of foods that are named Jengkol? or maybe you are also one jengkol hater?

Well now, there is a pretty interesting information about the dangers of food whose real name is Archidendron pauciflorum.

As it is known that jengkol produce incredible aroma and is not new anymore, especially in Indonesia. However, it turns jengkol shortage does not stop at merely smell it, but jengkolatnya acid content is also likely to cause blockage of the urine channel.

Here's a small example and also a warning to the fans jengkol.

In one joke, people asking how to eliminate bad breath after eating a banana. The answer is not to brush your teeth or mouth freshener, but by eating jengkol. The reason, the smell of bananas will be lost because they lost the scent jengkol.

And it's just a picture, how jengkol a very sharp odor, even able to beat a banana that has a smell.

Odor Puncture

The cause of the smell was actually the amino acids contained in the seeds jengkol. Amino acids were dominated by amino acids that contain the element sulfur (S). When degraded or fragmented into smaller components, amino acids that will produce various components of flavor that is very bad, because the influence of sulfur. One is a gas that is formed by elements that are very well-known H2S gas odor.
Odor generated from jengkol it's actually quite disturbing, especially for others who did not share a meal. If the meal, despite the smell, at least have enjoyed the delights jengkol. But for others who did not share, but just miss the smell, would feel very disturbed. Especially with the release of urine. If this jengkol eaters pee in the toilet and rinse less than perfect, then the toilet will smell bad and disturbing the peace of others.

Acid Jengkolat

Jengkolat acid is one of the components contained in the seed jengkol. The structure is similar to amino acids (building blocks of protein), but can not digest. Therefore can not provide any benefit to the body. Even on a variety of food chemistry books, jengkolat acid is considered as one of the toxins that can interfere with the human body.

Jengkolat acid content in seeds jengkol vary, depending on varieties and seeds jengkol age. The amount is between 1-2% of seed weight jengkol. But it is clear this jengkolat acid can cause health problems. The reason is the formation of acid crystals jengkolat that will be clogging the urine. If the crystals formed are more and more, then kelama-lamaan can cause interference when removing urine. Even if the formation of an infection that is likely to cause further disruptions.

Jengkolat acid having a molecular structure that resembles the amino acid cysteine ​​which contains sulfur element, thus participating in the formation of odor. Molecule is present in free form and difficult to dissolve into the water. Therefore a certain amount of jengkolat acid can form crystals.

In fact it is not all eaters jengkol automatically urine tract disease as a result of acid jengkolat. This is caused by several factors. First, the minimum number jengkolat acid that can cause interference. If you eat jengkolnya not too much, the disorder is still not visible. The second is due to the durability of the human body.

Naturally, your body reaksiterhadap disturbances that arise from the outside. In terms of jengkolat acid, pH or acidity of human urine is different. There are acidic, some are neutral. In the urine is relatively neutral, the disorder is smaller risks. While in the urine more acidic, the formation of the crystal was relatively faster. Even in an acid urine, there is the possibility of crystal formation in human kidney. In such conditions the consequences that will result more serious.

Therefore, like an actual food is fine. However, at the limits of reasonableness, as it can bring serious consequences on human health. Moreover, if the body is already experiencing a particular disorder, then if it is forbidden to eat a meal, should be abandoned.


Sources: http://haxims.blogspot.com/2010/03/bahaya-jengkol-bagi-kesehatan-manusia.html