Indonesian jellyfish as potential for raw materials of food and drug

1st International Conference on Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture in The Tropics

农业科学;经济学

Yusuf, S.^1 ; Fahmid, I.M.^1 ; Abdullah, N.^1 ; Zulhaeriah^2

Hasanuddin University, Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan KM 10, Makassar

90245, Indonesia^1

Institute for Social and Political Economic Issue, Jl. Ance Dg. Ngoyo No. 88, Makassar

90231, Indonesia^2

关键词: Fat contents;    Food sources;    Food supplements;    Indonesia;    Indonesians;    Oceanographic conditions;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/157/1/012056/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/157/1/012056

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Jellyfish used to be considered as a pest of fish and a nuisance to fishing operations. Yet, forty years ago this jellyfish was found to be materials of food, medicine and cosmetics and the utilization of jellyfish is now familiar in Indonesia after being imported by China and Japan industry. This study aims to determine the potential development of jellyfish commodities as food and drugs from Indonesia with the target to improve the welfare of fishermen. This research used methods of rapid observation, limited interview, processing with immersion experiment and desiccation. In addition, various literatures were also used to enrich the knowledge about jellyfish business. Observation showed that the appearance of jellyfish in Indonesian waters varies based on the fertility of the waters affected by oceanographic conditions. Jellyfish contains low calorie and fat content, high protein and minerals as well as total collagen. Thus, jellyfish is a nutritious food source to be developed into food supplements, nutricosmetics and functional foods. Due to its large size, the jellyfish from Bunyu Island is more viable than jellyfish from Suppa Pinrang to be exported as raw material. Therefore, the manufacture of food and medicines from jellyfish materials is possible to be done in Indonesia.