Low efficiency of available screening procedures constrains breeding and selection of yams (Dioscorea spp.) towards high textural quality of food products made from their tubers. This study was undertaken to determine the potential usefulness of pasting characteristics of fresh yams as rapid indi...
Otegbayo, B.
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Aina, J.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Bokanga, M.
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[Pasting characteristics of fresh yams (Dioscorea spp.) as indicators of textural quality in a major food product: pounded yam]
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Pasting characteristics of fresh yams (Dioscorea spp.) as indicators of textural quality in a major food product: pounded yam
Textural quality of pounded yam made from tubers of Dioscorea rotundata Poir. and Dioscorea alata L. that were freshly harvested or stored for 4 months were evaluated using texture profile analysis. Significant correlations were obtained between the values for texture attributes evaluated using s...
Otegbayo, B.
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Aina, J.
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Abbey, L.
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Sakyi‐Dawson, E.
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Bokanga, M.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Texture profile analysis applied to pounded yam]
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Texture profile analysis applied to pounded yam
Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is the second most important root and tuber crop in Africa after cassava. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between physicochemical properties of yam starch (amylose and amylopectin, swelling, solubility and water binding capacity) and the textural qualit...
Otegbayo, B.
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Bokanga, M.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Physicochemical properties of yam starch: effect on textural quality of yam food product (pounded yam)]
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Physicochemical properties of yam starch: effect on textural quality of yam food product (pounded yam)
The effects of boiling on the microstructure of yams and their association with the textural quality of “boiled yam,” arguably the most common food product from yams, were studied using six varieties with variable cooking qualities from each of the two species, Dioscorea alata L. and D. rotundata...
Otegbayo, B.
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Aina, J.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Bokanga, M.
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[Microstructure of boiled yam (Dioscorea spp.) and its implication for assessment of textural quality]
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Microstructure of boiled yam (Dioscorea spp.) and its implication for assessment of textural quality