East Java Konjac Rice Promoted to South Korea

Published 2020년 6월 22일

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The Surabaya Agricultural Quarantine Center has shipped konjac rice, a low-calorie rice made from porang type tubers, to South Korea for the first time. The innovation from Brawijaya University, Malang, is currently being promoted at the Korean International Women's Invention Exposition. The product has undergone quarantine inspection and has been confirmed pest-free. Porang, a wild plant with high economic value, is used as raw material for various products and is exported to several countries, including Japan, Thailand, China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and Australia, in line with the Minister of Agriculture's Three-Fold Export Movement.

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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SURABAYA - Surabaya Agricultural Quarantine Center for the first time facilitated the delivery of konjac rice to South Korea. Konjac rice is a low-calorie rice made from tubers. Konjac rice flown to South Korea, made from porang type tubers. Surabaya Agriculture Quarantine Head, Musyaffak Fauzi, said that the konjac rice was flown to South Korea to attend the KIWIE (Korean International Women's Invention Exposition) exhibition. Konjac rice sent to South Korea is the result of the innovation of the UB academic community, Malang. "We are creating the results of innovation from the academic community at Brawijaya University. Hopefully the promotion will be successful and the export will continue," Musyaffak said in Surabaya, Monday (6/22). Musyaffak explained, based on the results of the study, konjac rice was known to contain lower fat than ordinary rice. Making it suitable for consumers who limit consumption of fat or diet. Musyaffak admitted that his party had ...

Source: Republika