Background Currently, balanced diet and healthy foods are attracting increasing attention
due to their great health-beneficial effects. The tuber of Dioscorea (yam) is both edible and …

The quest for a food secure and safe world has led to continuous effort toward improvements
of global food and health systems. While the developed countries seem to have these …

Polylactic acid (PLA) and thermoplastic starch (TPS) are biodegradable polymers of
biological origin, and the mixture of these polymers has been studied due to the desirable …

Rice flour can be applied into many kinds of foods, but it can have an effect on the final
product quality. This study aimed to assess the properties of four different types of rice flours …

The current scenario of environmental pollution caused by non-biodegradable plastic and
depleting non-renewable resources has called upon the need for biodegradable bioplastic …

Abstract Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) seeds are important food item in many countries
and are regarded as low-GI food. The total starch content of lotus seeds could reach over …

Purple yam flour was successfully modified by heat moisture treatment (HMT) in three cycles
using an oven (OHMT) and autoclave (AHMT)(100° C and 120° C; moisture level: 15 …

Abstract Nuoshanyao (NSY), Tiegunshanyao (TSY) and Huaishanyao (HSY) are the main
cultivars of Chinese yam (Dioscorea opposita Thunb.) widely grown in China. The …

Starch is the major carbohydrate in yam tubers and can amount up to 80% of the dry matter.
The starch quality determines the quality of food and industrial products made from yam …

BACKGROUND Assessment of the key preferred quality traits in pounded yam, a popularly
consumed yam food product in West Africa, is often done through sensory evaluation. Such …