<![CDATA[Sorgum merupakan bahan pangan pokok di negara semi tropis baik di Afrika maupun Asia. Konsumen sorgum sering diidentikkan dengan masyarakat marginal. Padahal komoditas ini mempunyai keunggulan komparatif mutu gizi terhadap serealia lainnya. Sorgum, sebagai bahan pangan pokok tidak hanya menyumbang kalori, tetapi juga protein, vitamin dan mineral. Sorgum mengandung karbohidrat (±70 persen ), protein (8-12 persen) setara dengan terigu atau lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan beras (6-10 persen), dan lemak (2-6 persen) lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan beras (0,5-1,5 persen) dan terigu (2 persen). Sorgum mengandung berbagai mineral esensial, seperti P, Mg, Ca, Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn, Mo dan Cr. Faktor genetik sangat berpengaruh terhadap komposisi gizi dan kimia dan sifat fungsional. Kendala utama dalam pemanfaatan sorgum sebagai bahan pangan adalah penyosohan dan kendala ini sudah dapat diatasi. Sorgum sosoh (beras sorgum) dapat dikonsumsi sebagai mana layaknya nasi, maupun aneka produk bentuk butiran (brondong/pop soghum, renginang, tape, wajik). Tepung sorgum dapat sebagai substitusi pendamping tepung beras dan terigu, untuk diolah menjadi aneka pangan tradisional, cake dan cookies. Saat ini sudah dikembangkan produk sorgum instan (nasi sorgum instan, bubur dan sereal sarapan).Sorghum is a kind of staple food in semi-tropical countries both in Africa and Asia. The consumers of sorghum are often associated with the marginalized communities. However, this commodity has a comparative advantage in nutrition quality compared to other cereals. Sorghum contributes not only calories, but also protein, vitamins and minerals. Sorghum contains carbohydrate (± 70 percent); protein (8-12 percent) which is equal to that of wheat flour or higher than that of rice (6-10 percent); and fat (2-6 percent) which is higher than that of rice (0.5-1.5 percent) and wheat (2 percent). Sorghum contains many essential minerals, such as P, Mg, Ca, Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn, Mo and Cr. Genetic factors affect the nutritional and chemical composition as well as functional properties. The main problem in the utilization of sorghum as a food ingredient is polishing, which has already been resolved. Polished sorghum can be consumed as cooked rice, as well as various snack foods based on grain ingredients (brondong/popped sorghum, renginang, tape, wajik). Sorghum flour as an alternative food and the substitute of rice and wheat flour can be processed into a variety of traditional foods, cakes and cookies. Now, some instant sorghum products (sorgum instant rice, porridge and breakfast cereals) have already been developed. ]]>
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