Comparison of Taiwan paddy- and upland-cultivated taro (Colocasia esculenta L.) cultivars for nutritive values

Food Chemistry

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 250-256

  Huang, Chien Chun ^a   Chen, Woan Ching ^b   Wang, Chiun C R ^b  

^a ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Colocasia esculenta; Nutrient content; Paddy and upland cultivation; Protein nutritional quality; Taro corms

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; HISTIDINE; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; OXALIC ACID; PHYTIC ACID; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; RIBOFLAVIN; STARCH; THIAMINE; TRYPTOPHAN; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; COLOCASIA; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVAR; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD QUALITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; TAIWAN;

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA;

EID: 33751527647     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2006.04.044     Document Type: Article

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