Fructo-and galacto-oligosaccharides (FOS and GOS) are non-digestible oligosaccharides
with prebiotic properties that can be incorporated into a wide number of products. This …

Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius), a perennial plant of the family Asteraceae native to the
Andean regions of South America, is an abundant source of fructooligosaccharides (FOS) …

Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) is a root-based fruit type which has been used for
centuries as a staple food among the Andean population. In South America it is a traditional …

Summarizing landmark research, Volume 2 of this essential series furnishes information on
the availability of germplasm resources that breeders can exploit for producing high-yielding …

Yacon juice powder can be used as a highly nutritious ingredient in several food
preparations. To this purpose, factors such as moisture content, density, porosity and …

Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) is an Andean tuberous root that is regarded as a
functional food given that it contains fructooligosaccharides (FOS), inulin and phenolic …

The convergence among the rise of digital technologies, the attention paid to the localized
issues of transitions in practices toward agroecology, and the emergence of new open …

Owing to its high contents of fructooligosaccharides (FOSs), the yacon (Smallanthus
sonchifolius) root is used in traditional Andean medicine as a substitute for cane sugar in …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of edible coatings based on linseed
mucilage, alginate, and fructooligosaccharide containing Lactobacillus casei LC-01 on the …

The foam mat drying of yacon juice (YJ) and concentrate yacon juice (CYJ) was conducted
under various conditions of thickness of product (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 cm) and air temperature …