This document discusses the potential of seaweed as a functional food to address cardiovascular problems in Indonesia. It notes that Indonesia has abundant natural resources from the sea, but still faces issues like malnutrition and degenerative diseases. Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in Indonesia. The objective is to understand how seaweed, specifically Sargassum species, can benefit the body and reduce cardiovascular risk factors. Sargassum seaweed contains soluble fiber that lowers cholesterol levels and high antioxidants like vitamins A, C, and E that act as antioxidants. It has the potential to be developed into a functional food that prevents cardiovascular disease.

1. SEAWEED COMMODITY
OPPORTUNITIES AS FUNGSIONAL
FOOD TO CARDIOVASCULAR
PROBLEM IN INDONESIA
Oleh : Kurniati Utami, S.Gz
Postgraduate student of UGM

2. INTRODUCTION…
INDONESIA AS AN ARCHIPELAGOS COUNTRY
NATURAL
RESOURCES
FROM THE SEA
IS A BIG
OPPORTUNITY
TO BE
DEVELOPED
The Sea area
is > 70% than
land area, its
only 30%
Indonesia can be the largest fisheries production
in the world
..BERTANI DARI LAUT..

3. BUT…
 There’s still problem of Malnutrition (Double
Burden Disease)
 There’re 1 million malnourished children among
240 million people in Indonesia
 Degenerative disease could happen from
Undernourish & lowbirth weight children

4. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CVD)
 The World Health Organization (WHO) has
predicted that in 2030, People with heart problems
will increase to 23 million people in the world
 It also predicted that 76 percent or 17.5 million
cases of heart disease will occur in developing
countries.
 Based on Riset Kesehatan Dasar Kemenkes 2010,
heart disease is still the first cause of death in
Indonesia with the prevalence rate reached 7.2
percent.

5. OBJECTIVE
 To know the benefit of seaweed to the body
 To understand how the seaweed effect to the
body
 To know which type of seaweed that reduce
cardiovascular disease
 The method that used in this paper is the
literature research
DISAIN AND METHODE

6. RESULT Sargassum sp (Anggadiredja et al. 2006)
•Divisio : Thallophyta
•Kelas : Phaeophyceae
•Bangsa : Fucales
•Suku : Sargassaceae
Substrat dasar tempat melekatnya
adalah berupa batu karang, batu,
lumpur, pasir, kulit kerang dan
kayu. Penyebaran spesies ini
banyak terdapat di perairan
Indonesia yaitu Sumatera, Jawa,
Kep.Seribu, Sulawesi dan Aru
(Indriani dan Sumarsih, 2001)

7. NUTRITION CONTENT OF SEAWEED

8. SEAWEED SARGASSUM SP.
AS A FUNCTIONAL FOOD
 Mengandung serat larut air yang baik untuk
menurunkan kadar kolesterol tubuh
 Mengandung antioksidan tinggi vitamins A, C, E
Klorofil a dan β-karoten yang bersifat
antioksidan
 Kandungan asam amino, vitamin dan mineral
rumput laut mencapai 10 -20 kali lipat
dibandingkan dengan tanaman lainnya

9. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
 The potential resources in Indonesia should be
supported by the good methods of processing and
natural resource research.
 Seaweed sargassum sp has very good
antioksidant and strach to decrease cholesterol
and prevent cardiovascular disease
 Seaweed sargassum sp can be good functional
food that reduce cardiovascular disease