1Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Polytechnic Denpasar of Health, Bali, Indonesia
2Medical Faculty, Diponegoro University, Indonesia
3Farmer Groups of Abian Salak, Bali, Indonesia
*Corresponding author: I Wayan Karta Email: iwayankartaganesh@gmail.com
Online published on 29 May, 2018.
Price of salacca at harvest time in Sibetan village, Karangasem is very low, consequently researcher and farmers process it into vinegar. On the other hand natural compound is necessary to be used as anti-diabetic and anticancer. This study is aimed at analyzing active content of salacca vinegar, to know its potential in healthcare such as for anti-diabetic and anti-cancer. This is a descriptive research by analyzing the active content in laboratory.
The result of this research shows that salacca vinegar of Sibetan village contain high levels of acid as vinegar with total of 6.68%; total of phenols is 27.47 mg/100ml GAE, total of tannins is 71.69 mg/100ml TAE, flavonoid content is 26.51 mg/100mi QE, antioxidant capacity is 70.21 mg/L GAEAC, IC 50 is 103.09 mg/ml, vitamin C is 4.6547 mg/100g. The content of chemicals such as acetic acid, tannins, antioxidants, and flavonoids are potential as anti-diabetic and anticancer, because it serves in lowering blood sugar levels, free radical scavenger, helps in curing damaged pancreatic beta cells, keep the cells from oxidation and protect cells from cancer through five mechanisms. For further research, research in vitro and in vivo of salacca vinegar as an anti-diabetic and anticancer is needed.
Vinegar, Salacca, anti-diabetic, anticancer, tannins, flavonoids, antioxidants
