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- What is the health benefit of IRU locust beans?
- What is the function of locust beans?
- What are locust beans called?
- What is fermented locust bean?
- How do you clean locust beans?
- How do you preserve locust beans?
- What does Dawadawa do to the body?
- What is IRU seasoning?
- What is locust bean oil?
- Is locust beans good for the heart?
- What does iru smell like?
- How do you preserve Dawadawa?
- Can ogiri spoil?
What is the health benefit of IRU locust beans?
Local research has shown that locust bean helps to promote good sight and drives away hypertension and diseases conditions like stroke and diabetes. It also contains tannins, astringent substances found in many plants. Foods rich in tannins are often recommended for treatment of diarrhoea.
What is the function of locust beans?
Locust bean gum is a natural, plant-based, vegan food thickener used in many commercial products. It is primarily made of fiber. It helps reduce reflux in infants when added to formula and may improve blood fat and blood sugar levels.
What are locust beans called?
Locust bean, also known as carob or Saint John's bread, has dark, evergreen, pinnate leaves. The small, red flowers have no petals. The fruit is a brown, leathery pod about 10–30 cm long and contains 10–15 seeds of about 0.2 g each.
What is fermented locust bean?
Iru (fermented locust beans) has been used for centuries across West Africa for its delicious and healthful properties. ... It's the fermented bean of the Nigerian Locust Tree and it has an incredible, complex flavor, somewhere in between chocolate, miso, and cheese.
How do you clean locust beans?
Tips: Wash well before use to remove possible contaminants like sand, chaff etc. To reduce the pungency: wash in vinegar then rinse with fresh clean water to remove traces of sourness from the vinegar. Then salt again and store in the freezer.
How do you preserve locust beans?
To preserve your locust beans by freezing, simply rinse your locust beans to take out sand and dirt, pour them in a plastic bowl or an airtight container, then keep the container in your fridge. This method can help preserve locust beans for as long as 1 year.
What does Dawadawa do to the body?
The seeds, leaves and bark of the African locust bean tree have been traditionally used in West African communities to treat a variety of medical conditions such as malaria, diabetes mellitus, infections and inflammatory diseases.
What is IRU seasoning?
Irú or Eware (Edo) is a type of fermented and processed locust beans (Parkia biglobosa) used as a condiment in cooking. It is similar to ogiri and douchi. It is very popular among the Yoruba people and Edo people of Nigeria. It is used in cooking traditional soups like egusi soup, okro soup, Ewedu soup and ogbono soup.
What is locust bean oil?
Practical applications: Generally, African locust bean is fermented to give condiment. It has not been used for commercial oil production despite its richness in oil, but soybean with a similar oil content of about 18–20% has been used both for condiment and commercial oil production.
Is locust beans good for the heart?
There are various health benefits that can be derived from locust beans, one of such is that it contains nutrients like protein which build and repair tissues in the body, carbohydrate which is a source of energy to man's body. It also helps to fuel the brain, kidney, heart muscles and the central nervous system.
What does iru smell like?
The seasoning's signature pungent aromas, often described as reminiscent of bad body odor and smelly feet, come from the tannins that develop during the fermentation process.
How do you preserve Dawadawa?
The preservation of dawadawa in West Africa is done mostly by sun drying or oven drying. Sun drying is carried out by spreading of dawadawa in an open air space using a minimum temperature of 85 o F and the optimum temperature of 140 o F with humidity below 60%.
Can ogiri spoil?
Ogiri are prone to fungal contamination and spoilage due to poor local processing and packaging method.
