LEONORA S.

SALAPANTAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

San Miguel, Iloilo

AMPALAYA CANDY

A Research Proposal Presented to the

Faculty of the Special Science Class

Leonora S. Salapantan National High School

San Miguel, Iloilo

In Partial fulfillment

of the Curriculum Requirements for

RESEARCH II- Grade 10

Proponents:
MARCH 2019
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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

The Philippines is abundant in Ampalaya vegetable which is known as a very

nutritious vegetable. Ampalaya is the Tagalog word for bitter melon, or bitter

gourd or bitter cucumber. Its scientific name is Momordia charantia. It can be

found in China, Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam and India. It is a greenish, oblong-

shaped fruit that grows on vines to about 20 centimeters long, with tapering
ends. Sour in taste, it has many culinary and medicinal uses in Asia and parts of

South America and the Carribean.

Filipino centenarians will remember being forced as children to eat ampalaya

sautéed with egg. They will also remember seeing "beef ampalaya" on the menus

of old and new Chinese restaurants, and the bitter taste in the ancient Ilocano
mixed-vegetable dish called "pinakbet."

Because of its bitterness, researcher came up of a project that use ampalaya as

the main ingredient despite of its bitter taste. Some believed that this project

may not work because of its complicated flavor. Others say that it will outcome
good result that most children would benefit.
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Statement of the Problem

In our modern day, health condition of the country is slowly deteriorating

because of the widespread of non nutritious foods consumed by people.

The researcher believes that she could provide a product that would best
answer on the aim of improving the health condition of our country.

This investigatory project aims to determine and to find out how the bitterness

of Ampalaya will work out on the product’s desire flavor and also on the benefits
that can make for our country.

Objective of the Study

Specifically, this project will seek to answer the following question:

1. What are the components of Ampalaya candy that makes it nutritious?

2. What are the ingredients of the product that make the bitter taste of ampalaya
lessened?

3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of making the Ampalaya candy?

4. What is the level of acceptability of the product to the consumer by

considering the following variables:

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a. Taste

b. Odor

c. Texture

1.3 Significance of the Study

This research project is worth making because it will help in improving the health

condition of our country. Also in our economy, we can raise and recover it as well.
Diabetes, one of the certain and major diseases in the country, can be prevented.
Through this project, we can learn the benefits the Ampalaya candy can produce
for ourselves and for the others. Non nutritious foods that are fellow men were

eaten will be lessening. It can be suitable equipment for our future’s generation
food frugality.

1.4 Scope and Limitation

This study will talk about the production of Ampalaya candy with its advantages

and disadvantages to our country and to us. This will also provide information on
determining Ampalaya candy for its acceptability to the consumer by its taste,

odor and texture. It will discuss how the bitterness of Ampalaya consumed on
making this project.

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Chapter II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

This chapter reviews the work of the researcher on studies closely related to the

present day, as follows:

According to Daniel Paul Pascual, a student of Baguio City National High

school, ampalaya, amargoso or bitter gourd was one of the most important
commercial and backyard fruit vegetables in the country today. It has both

nutritive and medicinal use. These were rich in calcium,phosphorous, iron,

carbohydrates and vitaminB. It was also known to cure diabetes, arthritis,

rheumatism, asthma, warts, and ulcer. Making a candy within ampalaya was said
to be nutritious and delicious because of the nutrients that ampalaya have.

According to Dr. Galvez, the former secretary of the Separtment of Health,

ampalaya cannot cure diabetes, but it can help control the diseases. The action of
ampalaya on blood sugar is equivalent to the action of the medicine. In response

to the study, the Department of Health has elevated the status of ampalaya from
a mere nutritional supplement to a real medicine.

People find ways to counteract the bitter taste of ampalaya by cooking it

together with other recipes. Mixing the chopped ampalaya with eggs can turn its

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taste delightful to the taste buds and at the same time reaping the many health
benefits of ampalaya.
 Analyses of the fruit show that it is a good source of iron and calcium, and a

good source of phosphorus. Despite its bitter taste, extracts from plant parts has
become a popular drink for boosting vigor. In fact, the bitterer, the better, as it is

believed that the bitterness is proportionate to its potency according to Galvez.

According to Dr. Raman and Dr. Lau of Pharmacognosy Research

LaboratoriesDepartment of Pharmacy King’s College London, United Kingdom,

oral administration of fruit juice or seed powder of ampalaya causes a reduction

in fasting blood glucose and improves glucose tolerance.

According to Jea Joy A. Muñoz of DOST in Region III, Momordica Charantia or

ampalaya is known for its power to improve numerous infections, cancer and

leukemia. It also has the ability to help a person recover from having a deadly
disease known as Diabetes Mellitus. These days, diabetes mellitus is a disease

that contributes to more than 25,000 deaths per year. It is caused by

hypoglycemia and the inability of the body to utilize insulin. People from the

different walks of life suffer from its harmful and dreadful effects. Many studies
regarding medicines against it were performed yet less were reached by ordinary

people and those who usually die amongst those unfortunate.

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 From the article “Super Food Ampalaya”, it was said that ampalaya was a
superfood eaten by people of other countries as well as Filipinos because it

resembles a big cucumber with wartd on it. It is native to the trophics just like
mallunggay and always seen as one of the ingredient of pinakbet and also in

bagoong. It also said that the medical uses of ampalaya are more important than
the culinary uses because it’s bitter taste has different its nutrients that is very

helpful in our body.

Bitter melon has a primary use for effectively lowering high blood glucose
levels in diabetes mellitus patients, as it contains components with structural

similarities to insulin. Although bitter melon aids in the natural lowering of the
high blood glucose levels in diabetic patients, too much of it can lead to

hypoglycemic coma, among other serious health issues. Bitter melon is also used
as an "anti-viral and anti-neoplastic activities," as well as an anti-oxidant,

according to Zhion Health. Bitter melon juice is often consumed in its natural fruit
form, juice or added with water as a dried powder.
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CHAPTER III

METHODOLOGY

Research Design:

The research study uses the combination of quantitative analysis of

documentary materials such as records that already exists and experimental

method to determine the making of ampalaya candy. The researcher focused

mainly on the basic research process to gather necessary data and information

for the study. The completion was based mainly on the gathered information
from books and web pages from computer researchers.