Microstructure of boiled yam (Dioscorea spp.) and its implication for assessment of textural quality

Journal of Texture Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 324-332

  Otegbayo, Bolanle ^a   Aina, Johnson ^b   Asiedu, Robert ^c   Bokanga, Mpoko ^d  

^a BOWEN UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c Carolyn House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d African Agricultural Technology Foundation   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Boiled yam; Dioscorea species; Microstructure; Textural quality; Yam

Indexed keywords

DIOSCOREA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA;

EID: 23244448009     PISSN: 00224901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4603.2005.00019.x     Document Type: Article

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