Physical, functional, and pasting properties of flours from corms of two Cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta and Xanthosoma sagittifolium) cultivars

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 3440-3448

  Falade, Kolawole O ^a   Okafor, Chidinma A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cocoyam cultivars; Flours; Functional properties; Pasting properties, Colour

Indexed keywords

COLOR; WATER ABSORPTION;

COCOYAM CULTIVARS; FLOURS; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; PASTING PROPERTY; PASTING TEMPERATURE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; WATER ABSORPTION CAPACITY; XANTHOSOMA SAGITTIFOLIUM;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; XANTHOSOMA; XANTHOSOMA SAGITTIFOLIUM;

EID: 84929958122     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: 09758402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13197-014-1368-9     Document Type: Article

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