Inside Tempeh, antioxidants are also found in the form of isoflavones. Like vitamin C, E, and carotenoids, isoflavones is also an antioxidant that is needed to stop the formation of free radicals. Tempeh is an antioxidant foods that has the potential to be used against free radicals, which can inhibit the aging process and preventing degenerative diseases (atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus, cancer, etc.). Besides Tempeh also contains antibacterial agents cause diarrhea, lowering blood cholesterol, preventing heart disease, hypertension, and others.
Tempeh, or tempe in Indonesian, is an Indonesian tradition food made by a natural culturing and controlled fermentation process that binds soybeans into a cake form. Tempeh is unique among major traditional soy-foods in that it is the only one that did not originate in China or Japan.
Beta-carotene can prevent damage to normal cells from malignant cells by increasing the integrity of normal cells and malignant cells try to act like normal cells. Much carotene contained in carrots, yams, watermelon, spinach, kale, oranges and tomatoes.
Vitamin C plays a role in reducing the risk of digestive tract cancers.
Vitamin E acts to prevent breast cancer, lung, throat and mouth.
Red grapes is an antioxidant foods. Flavonoids in red grapes has been proven to prevent coronary heart disease. Flavonoids are also found in carrots, oranges, broccoli, cabbage, cucumber, spinach, tomatoes, peppers and eggplant.
Supplements are given only when the supply of antioxidants from the food consumed is not sufficient.
Red fruit from Papua is fruit and vegetable that rich in beta-carotene, tocopherol, a number of essential fatty acids, vitamin B1, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, iron and niacin.
