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 …

Dioscorea spp. belongs to the Dioscoreaceae family, known as “yams”, and contains
approximately 600 species with a wide distribution. It is a major food source for millions of …

Drying is a crucial step in processing for enhancing the storability of yam (Dioscorea
hispida) slices. In this present work, the drying of yam slices was carried out in a lab-scale …

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 …

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 …

Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a multi-species and multi-purpose tuber crop. In this study, the
contents of functional components, biological activities, and mineral elements were …

The study evaluated the effects of convective hot air drying temperatures (40, 50, 60 and 70°
C) with different pre-treatments (Potassium metabisulphite (KMS) and KMS+ Citric acid) on …

Wild yams (Dioscorea spp.) make a significant contribution to the diets and economic
welfare of tribal people of Koraput, India. However, there is a lack of information on the food …

BACKGROUND Food quality traits related to the genetics of yam influence the acceptability
for its consumption. This study aimed at identifying genetic factors underlying sensory and …

In this study, drying characteristics, kinetic modelling, energy and exergy analyses of a
convective hot air dryer are presented for water yam. The drying experiments were carried …