A COMPOSITION OF MAKING POLVORON USING

GIANT SWAMP TARO (Cyrtosperma chamissonis)

Technical Field

This utility model relates generally to food processing but more particularly to a

process of polvoron using Giant Swamp Taro, (Cyrtosperma chamissonis).

Background of the Utility Model

The scientific name of Giant Swamp Taro is cyrtosperma chamissonis, but in our

native place, we call it as Palaw. In the article of Englberger et al., (2004) the Giant

Swamp Taro is highly valued, but consumption is uncommon. It can be eaten to

substitute other crops like breadfruit when not in season. It can also withstand strong

winds and hurricanes and thus, this provides food security.

Manner (2011) states that the Giant Swamp Taro is one of the few subsistence

crops that grow well in swampy areas. It may be field stored in the ground for long

periods (up to 30 years or more) and has traditionally been an important emergency

crop of times of natural disaster and food scarcity. In fact in Tonga and some other

island, this is considered as a famine food as it is stated from Manner.

To start innovating food for several reasons, namely: to produce another kind of

food which is nutritious, to encourage children to eat nutritive snacks specially root

crops, to enable the people to utilize the surplus of products in one locality; and to

stimulate agriculture development by encouraging more food to be planted and to raise

and increase crop production. We have many crops in our land, but we do not mind it,

and there are some crops which are not familiar to us but are also good to eat.
Objective of the Utility Model
It is the object of this utility model to give the children the option to eat nutritious snack

foods and to encourage the people to utilize giant swamp taro or palaw in its locality and to

encourage the farmers to plant more giant swamp taro for production

Detailed Description

Giant swamp taro (Cyrtosperma chamissonis) is the largest of the root crop plant

known collectively as Taro, which is also locally known as “palau”. In preparation of this utility

model, the following steps are considered: first peel the giant swamp taro corm and slice

thinly, secondly, sun-dry until well dried, third pulverize the dried giant swamp taro in the

rice grinder or a large mortar and pestle, lastly sift the powdered giant swamp taro and

store in an airtight container. When all the necessary ingredients are ready, the preparation

process commenced. Measure the ingredients, toast the powder 2 cups of giant swamp taro in

carajay until light brown, remove from the heat let it cool, melt 1 cup of margarine in carajay,

add the 1 cup of sugar,1 cup of powdered milk,mix thoroughly until well blended, finally

mold the mixture with the use of polvoron molder and wrap with water cellophane.
Claim:
1. A process of making polvoron using a giant swamp taro (Cyrtosperma chamissonis)

comprising the steps of:

a. preparing the ingredients, including powdered giant swamp taro corm, margarine,

powdered milk,sugar;

b. toast the powdered palaw corm until light brown;

c. remove from heat. Let it cool;

d. melt the margarine;

e. add the sugar,powdered milk,toasted powdered giant swamp taro.mix thoroughly until

well blended;

f. mold the mixture with the use of polvoron molder and wrap with water cellophane
ABSTRACT

A process of producing polvoron from giant swamp taro comprising "'-',' the steps of: (a) peel the

giant swamp taro and slice thinly; (b) sun-dry until well dried; (c) pulverize the dried giant swamp taro in

the rice grinder or a large mortar and pestle; (d)shift the powdered giant swamp taro and store in an

airtight container; ( e ) measure the ingredients; (f) toast the 2cups of powdered giant swamp taro until

light brown ; (g)remove from heat and let it cool; (h) melt the 1 cup of margarine; (i)add 1 cup of sugar;

(j) toasted giant swamp taro powder; (k) mix thoroughly until well blended; (I) heating the mixture in

low fire for 5 ~: minutes; (m) cooling the said mixture;; (n) molding the said mixture in desired polvoron

molders; and (s) wrapping individually the giant swamp taro polvoron products in desired polvoron

wrappers.