Results and Discussion
The result of the project revealed that pigweed or uray plant can be a source of sodium hydroxide or lye limited only as food additive to be used in preparing some native dishes like suman, kutsinta, rice cakes, etc. it can also be used to ass color to other foods as well as delicious smell which be appetizing to all.
Documentation on findings was pointed out using graph. This was shown in the list of table.
B. Analysis of Data
For better results, one should follow the method of preparation or suggested quantities of ash and water. This was shown in the list of table.
The author, therefore conclude that plants such as weeds can also be useful if they were given importance and value.
Sodium hydroxide or lye from pigweed can be used as food additive especially in preparing some nature dishes like suman, kutsinta, and rice cakes. It is also used in coloring in preparation of some foods.
They also conclude that people can prepare foods without commercial sodium hydroxide or lye but using the available plant in the surroundings which are pure and natural.
The author therefore recommended that plants such as weeds can also be useful if they were given importance and value.
It is further recommended that proper care and management are to be employed and faithfully observed throughout the period of the study to ensure safety since the plant samples were thorny and burning them to produce new materials can cause choking and burns.
Using Sodium Hydroxide or lye from pigweed plant is recommended in preparation of some foods because it is pure and natural.
*Table 2 showed that there were five respondents or persons who actually tasted the finished product, like suman, kutsinta, nad rice cakes. Three native delicacies were actually cooked using the lye from Pigweed or uray plant. Teachers, Administrators were satisfied thus percentage of approval is 95 %, which is equivalent to outstanding, their parents and parish priest decided on their consensus to rate the finished product 90 % which is also equivalent to outstanding. It is already a common knowledge among young and old alike the children do not like very much native foods like suman, kutsinta and rice cakes so in this regard they rated the finished product to 80% but it is also a very satisfactory rating. With these findings, we can justify that lye from pigweed plant can seved its sole purpose as a food additive.