Physicochemical changes occurring during post-harvest hardening of trifoliate yam (Dioscorea dumetorum) tubers

Food Chemistry

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 597-601

  Medoua, Gabriel Nama ^a   Mbome, Israël Lape ^a   Agbor Egbe, T ^a   Mbofung, C M F ^b  

^a Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plant Studies Yaounde   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Dioscorea dumetorum; Hardening; Physicochemical characteristics; Sprouting; Storage

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; DIOSCOREA DUMETORUM; FLOUR; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD STORAGE; GELATINIZATION; HARVESTING; HYDROPHILICITY; LIPOPHILICITY; MOISTURE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SOLUBILITY; SPROUTING; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; YAM;

DIOSCOREA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA DUMETORUM;

EID: 7044233280     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2004.04.018     Document Type: Article

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