The Maori people were early New Zealand settlers of Polynesian descent. The incidence of
non-infectious diseases appears to have been low in these people, perhaps in part due to …

BREAKTHROUGH improvements in the major grain crops have increased world food
production dramatically during the last twenty years. The advancements in grain production …

We li\e in a cra/) world. On the one 11Llnd we read of a surplus of wheat and mountain., of
butter and meat, and on the other we~ ee on our TV screem the spectre of starving people …

The corms and leaves of most cultivars of the edible aroids, the major staple food of about
200 million people in the tropics, are acrid. This means that if eaten raw they cause swelling …

Objectives: Colocasia esculenta belongs to family Araceae and is popularly known as
“Taro”. This plant has been cultivated widely from ancient times in the tropical and …

The cause of irritation in the mouth, when kiwifruit nectars and dried kiwifruit products are
ingested, was investigated. Idioblast cells that contain raphide crystals of calcium oxalate …

Dieffenbachia may well be the most toxic genus in the Araceae. Calcium oxalate crystals, a
protein and a nitrogen-free compound have been implicated in the toxicity, but the available …

The effects of heat and drug (Tetracycline) treatments on the food quality of cocoyam-tannia
[Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L) Schott] were studied. The proximate composition, mineral …

The tropical root and tuber crops, such as cassava, sweet potato, yams and aroids, produce
underground organs rich in major constituents, such as starch, sugars, and cellulose, and …

The most important component in taro corms is the taro starch. Another important component
in taro corms is the taro gums. The inflorescences, usually two to five together in the leaf axis …