Benefits For Squid

In addition to delicious, squid-rich nutrition. It's protein, minerals and various vitamins. Ink liquid assets that are useful for combating tumor. Squid is one of the animals from the sea Loliginidae family, class Cephalopoda. In Latin language, squid known as Loligo spp, while in English squid. In Indonesia, the squid is known with some of the terms, such as enus, NUS, cuttlefish or sontong interest. Marine animals are generally arrested in the night with the lights petromaks as a tool drawer. They generally like the light in the evening. Huddle squid can be captured by using the tool Bubu, lift nets, gill nets, ring seine, trawl shrimp, tuna or rawai holdings. Squid is one of the types of sea animals are a lot of people, especially fans chinese food and seafood. In the market, squid are generally sold in two main forms, fresh and dried salted.

High Protein

Review of the value of nutrition, squid have a womb that extraordinary nutrition because proteinnya uterus is quite high, namely 17.9 g/100 g of fresh squid. Meat squid have advantages compared with other seafood, which is no spine, easily digested, has a taste and aroma is typical, and contains all of the essential amino acid needed by the body. Essential amino acid is the dominant leusin, lisin and fenilalanin. While the amino acid level nonesensial is the dominant glutamat acid and acid aspartat.

Both these amino acids contribute to the occurrence of large and tasty relish. Therefore, the natural enemy has a delicious taste, so in processing unnecessary penyedap added (such as monosodium glutamat = MSG).

Squid also contain some type of macro and micro minerals in the amount of which is very high. Mineral content in the squid is very varied, although in one species of the same. This variation depends on the circumstances of living environment, the size and age.

Important mineral in the squid is natrium, potassium, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium and selenium. Calcium and phosphorus useful framework for the growth of bone, so it is important to the growth of children and preventing osteoporosis in the elderly. Besides rich protein, squid is also a good source of vitamins such as vitamin B1 (tiamin), B2 (riboflavin), B12, niasin, folat acid and fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K).

Squid contain TMAO (Trimetil Amin oxide), which is high enough. TMAO provide a high sense of a typical meat squid. Squid meat also contain nitrogen, which caused monoamino squid have a sweet taste. Matrix of high sulfur in the squid also cause squid smell fishy when a treatment such as boiled concoction.

Wary of Cholesterol

Degree of fat in the meat of squid is relatively low, namely 7.5 g/100 g of materials, each consisting 1.9 g saturated fatty acid, 2.7 g saturated fatty acid does not single, and 2.1 g saturated fatty acid does not double . Included in the saturated fatty acid does not duplicate is that omega 3 can reduce cholesterol in the blood of the womb.

Nevertheless, the consumption of squid excess should be avoided because a high degree kolesterolnya sizable, that is reaching 260 mg/100 g material. Groups of fish in the sea, cholesterol content in the squid, shrimp, lobster and crab, was quite high. However, the cholesterol content in fishery products is still relatively low compared with the yolk, liver, viscera and brain of cattle.

Things to remember about cholesterol is the nature we have to prevent Fobia. However the amount of cholesterol in the normal body is needed by us, good for cell growth (including brain cells) and sex hormone synthesis, and vitamin D.

In humans, cholesterol can disintesis itself in the body, which is at the heart, korteks, adrenal, skin, intestine, testis, stomach, muscle, brain and adiposa network. Approximately 17 percent of the dry weight of the brain is made up of cholesterol. Without cholesterol, the structure of the brain may not form completely.

According to guidelines issued by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), total cholesterol level is good for the human body is below 200 mg / dl, HDL over 35 mg / dl, LDL less than 130 mg / dl, and trigliserida less than 250 mg / dl. Cholesterol level above 200 mg / dl can cause various disease threats, such as aterosklerosis (stoppage of blood vessel), stroke and coronary heart disease.

Although considered to be dangerous, cholesterol still needed by the body. Average human requires 1100 milligram cholesterol per day to maintain cell walls and other physiological functions. Of these 25-40 percent (200-300 mg) normally comes from food and rest disintesis by the body.

Therefore, the consumption of cholesterol in the normal limit, ie not more than 300 mg per day is to be performed. So, you do not need to worry with the cholesterol level in the squid. For if you avoid the evil-doer, it means to lose vitamin khasiatnya that is very big for the body's health.

Activate White Blood

A squid can pull from pemangsanya through with spirited pengerutan muscle fast. If the shot is not enough, the clouds and the dark ink slab will be removed from the body, so surprised the enemy for a while. Panic is the enemy to give enough time for the squid to escape immediately.

Liquid ink squids are alkaloid, so it was not preferred by predators, especially fish. This dark-colored liquid containing grain melanin or black pigment. Melanin is a natural melanoprotein containing 10-15 percent protein. This melanin binding protein through amino acid containing sulfur, which is sistein.

In addition, the squid also has a protection system with the change-change the color of the skin the body quickly, sometimes kebiruan, white, red or brown. This color change is due to kromatofor which is the elastic bag containing red or yellow pigment.

Pigment cells that is surrounded by the elastic ligament muscle cells that can berkontraksi quickly, so that the pigment cells become large and cause the color more clearly. This mechanism resulted in squid can change color rapidly when a stimulus obtained from the outside. This system also changes the color to use squid as a means of communication.

Based on research conducted by the University Hiroki Japan, squid ink and cuttlefish have many purposes, namely to activate the white blood cells to fight tumor. This has been tested on 15 mice that have a head tumor malignant disease. Mice given injections of three doses fluid cuttlefish ink, and the result, only three rats that died, the rest is still alive.

Meanwhile, as a control, another 15 mice that also have a malignant tumor disease, is not given a similar injection, and all died within three weeks. There is no certainty of the medical squid ink and cuttlefish can treat cancer or tumor, but the squid ink suspected to contain many vitamins, including vitamin A.

During this squid ink is not yet much known, especially in the service industry Boga. Squid ink often not removed and left in the meat of squid. However, some countries, like Italy, have been using squid ink as a culinary spice paste. In Japan, bag squid ink (sepio melanin) that black is used as a preservative and flavor increase in salted squid.

Related Posts by Categories