Bitter taste in cassava roots correlates with cyanogenic glucoside levels

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 581-590

  Chiwona Karltun, Linley ^a,b   Brimer, Leon ^c   Saka, John D Kalenga ^d   Mhone, Albert R ^d   Mkumbira, Jonathan ^e   Johansson, Lisbeth ^f   Bokanga, Mpoko ^g   Mahungu, Nzola Meso ^h   Rosling, Hans ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^e Bvumbwe Agricultural Research Station   (Malawi)

^f UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g International Institute for Tropical Agriculture   (Nigeria)

^h CHITEDZE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Bitter; Cassava; Cyanogenic; Farmers; Glucosides; HCN; Linamarin; Malawi; Perceptions; Taste; Women

Indexed keywords

CASSAVA; FOOD QUALITY; PERCEPTION;

LEWISIA REDIVIVA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 1942477470     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1699     Document Type: Article

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