protein – 1,2 fat and 62,5 carbohydrate; corn has 307 calorie – 7,9 protein – 3,4 fat – 63,6 carbohydrate. Compare with rice, it has only 360 calorie – 6,8 protein – 0,7 fat and 78,9
carbohydrate. Table 1
Plant C o n t e n t
Calorie Protein Fat Carbohydrate Cassava 146
1,2 0,3 34,7
Potato 83 2,0 0,1 19,1 Taro 98 1,9 0,2 23,7
Edible tuber 95
1,0 0,1
22,6 Sweet potato
123 1,8
0,7 27,9
Rice 360 6,8 0,7 78,9 Source : Directorate of nutrient, Dep. Kes. RI
By looking at the table above we know that cassava can be chosen as one of the alternative food to help the society to fulfill their needs of nutrient beside rice.
1.2. REASONS FOR CHOOSING THE TOPIC
As we mentioned before in the background that many varieties of food have been chosen as sources of national food beside rice. Cassava has the highest calorie among
them. UNIDO United Nation Industrial Development Organization gave report about
cassava potential since 1980 especially in underdevelopment countries like Indonesia which has large area for planting cassava to fulfill the world demand of cassava in the
form of dried cassava, flour, and tapioca. By writing Javanese nomenclature cassava food and how to make them I am sure
that those food can be made everywhere in the world. We will get benefits : 1.
those food will be popular for people in the world.
2. our country can add it, devisa by exporting cassava.
3. the farmers get addition income by growing cassava.
1.3. STATEMENTS OF THE PROBLEM
The problems I have formulate are as follow : 1. What are the names of food made of cassava?
2. How do people name it ? 3. What do we find in cassava ?
.4. PURPOSES OF THE RESEARCH
The Purposes of the research are: 1.
Collecting the names of food made of cassava. 2.
Finding the way how people name the food. 3.
Knowing what we find in cassava.
1.5. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1. For Teachers
This thesis will be useful for teachers because it can be the teaching material for the students especially in “tata boga” department. They will be able to give
information about names of cassava food, the way how people give names and also nutrients in cassava.
2. For Students. It will help the students to gate information about names of cassava food easily,
how people give names to the food, what nutrients they can find in cassava and they are able to know the way to make the food.
It is not only for students in ‘tata boga’ but also in ‘English’ as well as ‘Javanese’ department.
1.6. SUBJECT OF THE RESEARCH
The Subject of the research is the Javanese nomenclature of cassava food which is taken from many sources.
1.7. ORGANIZATION OF THE THESIS
