Sweet Potato: A Review of its Past, Present, and Future Role in Human Nutrition

Advances in Food and Nutrition Research

Volumn 52, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-59

  Bovell Benjamin, Adelia C ^a  

^a TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; BETA CAROTENE; MINERAL; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; VITAMIN;

CHEMISTRY; CONSUMER; DIETARY FIBER; HUMAN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SWEET POTATO; TASTE;

ANTHOCYANINS; BETA CAROTENE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DIETARY FIBER; HUMANS; IPOMOEA BATATAS; MINERALS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANT PROTEINS; TASTE; VITAMINS;

EID: 34047103986     PISSN: 10434526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1043-4526(06)52001-7     Document Type: Review

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