Potential of Butterfly Pea Flower (Clitoria ternatea L.) Tea and Kombucha as Neutracetical Drinks to Improve Lipid Profile of Dyslipidemia Subjects

Dyslipidemia is characterized by abnormal lipid levels and this condition can improve with a good lifestyle and consuming edible flowers, which have health benefits. Indonesia is known for its various biodiversity edible flowers, one is the Butterfly Pea Flower/BPF. Technological developments have opened up opportunities for developing kombucha from BPF tea that contains probiotics and antioxidants. Clinical trials with BPF kombucha have never been carried out, so the researchers intend to examine the potential of BPF kombucha compared to BPF tea for improving lipid profiles of dyslipidemia subjects. The research design used a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) with 11 subjects/intervention groups. The intervention was conducted for 4 weeks with 125 ml of BPF tea or BPF kombucha. The biomarkers observed were lipid profile (total cholesterol/TC, triglycerides/TG, HDL cholesterol/HDL-C and LDL cholesterol/LDL-C). The difference in lipid profile improvement was higher in the BPF kombucha group compared to BPF tea, although it was not significantly different (p>0.05). The results show that BPF tea and BPF kombucha have the same potential to improve lipid profiles.