History and Science behind Gudeg



Digging Deep to Understand Gudeg


Gudeg has been around since the early 1500s in the Kingdom of Islamic Mataram, which located in Kotagede, a neighborhood in Jogjakarta. During this period, the building of the kingdom resulted in significant deforestation. Amongst the trees being chopped down, there are jackfruit and coconut tree. Before it came to waste, soldiers and workers took upon the leftover jackfruits and coconut to consume. However, they soon bored by the taste of jackfruits and coconuts and started the idea of processing/cooking them. Using the same ingredients, the unripe jackfruits are cooked with coconut sugar and coconut milk, which in the end produce a cuisine which is now known as Gudeg. This is an interesting story of how people of that time, with the simple ingredients, could come up with something that people 5 centuries later enjoy. 
Islamic Mataram Kingdom 
Although the discovery of Gudeg is very coincidental, it has scientifically proven health benefits which is beneficial for the soldiers and workers at that time. But one must be careful as jackfruit itself has been correlated with many health problems as well. 

Health Benefits: 
-  High in Vitamins and Minerals 
-  Source of Protein 
-  Improves Digestion 
Jackfruit is high in fiber which can prevent constipation and support healthy bowel movement 
-  Fights Cancer
Jackfruit contains phenols, flavonoids, and lectins which are known to protect and kill cancer cells.

Side Effects 
-  Allergy
-  Inhibit Libido 
-  May impact blood coagulation 
-  Stimulate the immune system, disadvantages for patients with tissue transplant 

Reference: 

Sejarah Gudeg Yogyakarta - Perkembangan dan Jenisnya (#Lengkap) - Sejarah Lengkap. (2019). Retrieved from https://sejarahlengkap.com/indonesia/sejarah-gudeg

12 Health Benefits of Jackfruit: Nutrition + Side Effects - Selfhacked. (2019). Retrieved from https://selfhacked.com/blog/jackfruit/

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