Sweet Potato - An Untapped Food Resource

Klappentext A review of our knowledge concerning the potential of the sweet potato as a human and animal foodstuff. Zusammenfassung Increasing recognition of the potential which sweet potato holds for combating food shortages and malnutrition has resulted in intensified research efforts to enhance production and consumption. This book reviews our knowledge about the varied aspects of the sweet potato as a human food and animal feedstuff. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Abbreviations for organizations; Introduction; 1. Sweet potato - past and present; 2. Chemical composition; 3. The nutritional value of sweet potato roots and leaves; 4. Toxic and anti-nutritional factors; 5. Post-harvest procedures: I. Storage and cooking; 6. Post-harvest procedures: II. Processing; 7. Livestock feeding with sweet potato roots and vines; 8. Consumption and utilization patterns and trends; Appendix: a selection of sweet potato dishes from around the world; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer A. Woolfe, Woolfe Jennifer A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.2008
• EAN: 9780521050531
• ISBN: 978-0-521-05053-1
• No. of pages: 660
• Subjects: Guides > Health > Diet; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, GARDENING / Vegetables, GARDENING / Fruit, Gardening: growing fruit & vegetables, Botany & plant sciences, Gardening: fruit and vegetable, Botany and plant sciences, Agronomy and crop production