Potential of Neglected and Underutilized Yams (Dioscorea spp.) for Improving Nutritional Security and Health Benefits

B Padhan, D Panda - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Food and nutritional security are the major concerns in many countries of the world and may
have potential to contribute to sustainable food systems under climate change. To address …

Utilization of taro (Colocasia esculenta): a review

P Kaushal, V Kumar, HK Sharma - Journal of Food Science and …, 2015 - Springer
Tubers are important sources of carbohydrates as an energy source and are used as staple
foods in tropical and subtropical countries. They are generally processed into various forms …

Comparative study of physicochemical, functional, antinutritional and pasting properties of taro (Colocasia esculenta), rice (Oryza sativa) flour, pigeonpea (Cajanus …

P Kaushal, V Kumar, HK Sharma - LWT-Food Science and Technology, 2012 - Elsevier
Physicochemical, functional, antinutritional and pasting properties of taro, rice, pigeonpea
flours and their blends were determined and related to each other using Pearson correlation …

[HTML][HTML] Morphological, physicochemical, functional, pasting, thermal properties and digestibility of hausa potato (Plectranthus rotundifolius) flour and starch

PP Akhila, KV Sunooj, B Aaliya, M Navaf… - Applied Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to characterize morphological, crystalline property,
physicochemical, functional, thermal, pasting, rheological properties, and in vitro digestibility …

A systematic comparative study on morphological, crystallinity, pasting, thermal and functional characteristics of starches resources utilized in China

X Wang, CK Reddy, B Xu - Food chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, starches from diverse botanical sources (arrowroot, cassava, Chinese yam, fern
root, kidney beans, lotus seed, taro, and water chestnut) were isolated and examined for …

Effects of prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica L.) peel flour as an innovative ingredient in biscuits formulation

S Bouazizi, G Montevecchi, A Antonelli, M Hamdi - Lwt, 2020 - Elsevier
The peels of prickly pears represent around half of the fruit and are generally discarded, thus
becoming an environmental problem. Due to the high content of bioactive compounds …

Structural, morphological, functional and digestibility properties of starches from cereals, tubers and legumes: a comparative study

R Bajaj, N Singh, A Kaur, N Inouchi - Journal of food science and …, 2018 - Springer
A comparison between structural, morphological, functional and digestibility studies of
starches from cereals ie wheat (WS), corn (CS), low amylose corn (LACS) and rice (RS) …

Physical, functional, and pasting properties of flours from corms of two Cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta and Xanthosoma sagittifolium) cultivars

KO Falade, CA Okafor - Journal of Food Science and Technology, 2015 - Springer
Physical, functional and physicochemical properties of flours of five cocoyam (Colocasia spp
and Xanthosoma spp) cultivars were evaluated. Colour (L* a* b*) parameters of corms and …

Postharvest handling and storage of fresh cassava root and products: a review

AD Uchechukwu-Agua, OJ Caleb, UL Opara - Food and Bioprocess …, 2015 - Springer
The increase in global demand for healthy food products and initiatives to ensure food
security in developing countries has focused on the cultivation of drought-resistant and …

Effects of different milling methods on physicochemical properties of common buckwheat flour

D Yu, J Chen, J Ma, H Sun, Y Yuan, Q Ju, Y Teng… - Lwt, 2018 - Elsevier
Physicochemical properties of common buckwheat flour processed using a high-speed
universal grinder (UGBF), wet-milling (WMBF) and a stone mill (SMBF) were investigated …