Physicochemical Characteristics and Composition of Three Morphotypes of Cyperus esculentus Tubers and Tuber Oils

Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Bado, Souleymane ^a   Bazongo, Patrice ^b   Son, Gouyahali ^c   Kyaw, Moe Thida ^d   Forster, Brian Peter ^a   Nielen, Stephan ^a   Lykke, Anne Mette ^e   Ouédraogo, Amadé ^b   Bassolé, Imaël Henri Nestor ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

^c Centre National de Recherche Scientifique et Technologique   (Burkina Faso)

^d Department of Medical Research ^*  (Myanmar)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; COPPER; ESSENTIAL OIL; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; LIPID; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SATURATED FATTY ACID; SILICON; STARCH; SUCROSE; SULFUR; TOCOPHEROL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CYPERUS ESCULENTUS; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; MORPHOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT TUBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84946052935     PISSN: 20908865     EISSN: 20908873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/673547     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. R. Govaerts, D. A. Simpson, J. Bruhl, P. Goetghebeur, and K. Wilson, Word Checklist of Cyperaceae: Sedges, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK, 2007.
2. A. A. Omode, O. S. Fatoki, and K. A. Olaogun, "Physicochemical properties of some underexploited and nonconventional oilseeds," Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, vol. 43, no. 11, pp. 2850-2853, 1995.
3. E. Sánchez-Zapata, J. Fernández-López, and J. Angel Pérez-Alvarez, "Tiger Nut (Cyperus esculentus) commercialization: health aspects, composition, properties, and food applications," Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 366-377, 2012.
4. J. A. Adejuyitan, "Tigernut processing: its food uses and health benefits," American Journal of Food Technology, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 197-201, 2011.
5. Y. Coşkuner, R. Ercan, E. Karababa, and A. N. Nazlcan, "Physical and chemical properties of chufa (Cyperus esculentus L) tubers grown in the Çukurova region of Turkey," Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, vol. 82, no. 6, pp. 625-631, 2002.
6. S. Arafat, A. Gaafar, A. Basunu, and S. Nassef, "Chufa tubers (Cyperus esculentus L.): as a new source of food," World Applied Sciences Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 151-156, 2009.
7. A. K. Oladele and J. O. Aina, "Chemical composition and functional properties of flour produced from two varieties of tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus)," African Journal of Biotechnology, vol. 6, no. 21, pp. 2473-2476, 2007.
8. J. T. Barminas, H. M. Maina, S. Tahir, D. Kubmarawa, and K. Tsware, "A preliminary investigation into the biofuel characteristics of tigernut (Cyperus esculentus) oil," Bioresource Technology, vol. 79, no. 1, pp. 87-89, 2001.
9. S. O. Yeboah, Y. C. Mitei, J. C. Ngila, L. Wessjohann, and J. Schmidt, "Compositional and structural studies of the oils from two edible seeds: Tiger nut, Cyperus esculentum, and asiato, Pachira insignis, from Ghana," Food Research International, vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 259-266, 2012.
10. AOAC, Official Method for Analysis, Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Washington, DC, USA, 15th edition, 1990.
11. I. A. Nehdi, "Characteristics and composition of Washingtonia filifera (Linden ex André) H. Wendl. seed and seed oil," Food Chemistry, vol. 126, no. 1, pp. 197-202, 2011.
12. AOAC, Official Method for Analysis, Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Washington, DC, USA, 17th edition, 2000.
13. M. M. Míguez Bernárdez, J. De la Montaña Miguélez, and J. García Queijeiro, "HPLC determination of sugars in varieties of chestnut fruits from Galicia (Spain)," Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 63-67, 2004.
14. I. Odriozola-Serrano, T. Hernández-Jover, and O. Martín-Belloso, "Comparative evaluation of UV-HPLC methods and reducing agents to determine vitamin C in fruits," Food Chemistry, vol. 105, no. 3, pp. 1151-1158, 2007.
15. G. Oms-Oliu, I. Odriozola-Serrano, R. Soliva-Fortuny, and O. Martín-Belloso, "Effects of high-intensity pulsed electric field processing conditions on lycopene, vitamin C and antioxidant capacity of watermelon juice," Food Chemistry, vol. 115, no. 4, pp. 1312-1319, 2009.
16. A. Azlan, K. N. Prasad, H. E. Khoo et al., "Comparison of fatty acids, vitamin E and physicochemical properties of Canarium odontophyllum Miq. (dabai), olive and palm oils," Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, vol. 23, no. 8, pp. 772-776, 2010.
17. J. Kubola, N. Meeso, and S. Siriamornpun, "Lycopene and beta carotene concentration in aril oil of gac (Momordica cochinchinensis Spreng) as influenced by aril-drying process and solvents extraction," Food Research International, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 664-669, 2013.
18. IUPAC, Standard Methods for the Analysis of Oils, Fats and Derivative, edited by P. Press, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, UK, 7th edition, 1979.
19. E. Marguí, R. Padilla, M. Hidalgo, I. Queralt, and R. Van Grieken, "High-energy polarized-beam EDXRF for trace metal analysis of vegetation samples in environmental studies," X-Ray Spectrometry, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 169-177, 2006.
20. R. Ejoh and R. Ndjouenkeu, "Soaking behaviour and milky extraction performance of tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus) tubers," Journal of Food Engineering, vol. 78, no. 2, pp. 546-550, 2007.
21. E. Addy and E. Eteshola, "Nutritive value of a mixture of Tigernut tubers (Cyperus esculentus L) and Baobab seeds (Adansonia digitata L.)," Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 437-440, 1984.
22. A. Alegría-Torán and R. Farré-Rovira, "Horchata y salud: aspectos nutricionales y dietéticos," in Fundación Valenciana de Estudios Avanzados, J. Chufa and Horchata, Eds., pp. 55-70, Tradición y Salud, Valencia, Spain, 2003.
23. V. J. Temple, T. Ojobeb, and M. M. Kapu, "Chemical analysis of tiger nut," Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 261-263, 1990.
24. J. P. H. Linssen, J. L. Cozijnsen, and W. Pilnik, "Chufa (Cyperus esculentus): a new source of dietary fibre," Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 291-296, 1989.
25. J. P. H. Linssen, J. D. van Olderen, and W. Pilnik, "Cyperus esculentus: voedingsmiddel of onkruid," Voedingsmiddelentechnologi, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 24-26, 1987.
26. I. Karacali, Storage and Marketing of Horticultural Crops, no. 494, Ege University Press, 1990 (Turkish).
27. G. D. Nanos, I. Kazantzis, P. Kefalas, C. Petrakis, and G. G. Stavroulakis, "Irrigation and harvest time affect almond kernel quality and composition," Scientia Horticulturae, vol. 96, no. 1-4, pp. 249-256, 2002.
28. G. Nieddu, I. Chessa, M. Pala, and G. Lovicu, "Evaluation of almond germplasm in Sardinia: further observations," Acta Horticulturae, vol. 373, pp. 135-139, 1994.
29. I. Kazantzis, G. D. Nanos, and G. G. Stavroulakis, "Effect of harvest time and storage conditions on almond kernel oil and sugar composition," Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, vol. 83, no. 4, pp. 354-359, 2003.
30. A. A. Kader, Fruits in the Global Market. Fruit Quality and Its Biological Basis, Sheffield Academic Press, CRC, London, UK, 2002.
31. F. Balta, P. Battal, M. Fikret Balta, and H. I. Yoruk, "Free sugar compositions based on kernel taste in almond genotypes Prunus dulcis from Eastern Turkey," Chemistry of Natural Compounds, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 221-224, 2009.
32. A. I. R. N. A. Barros, F. M. Nunes, B. Gonalves, R. N. Bennett, and A. Paula, "Effect of cooking on total vitamin C contents and antioxidant activity of sweet chestnuts (Castanea sativa Mill.)," Food Chemistry, vol. 128, no. 1, pp. 165-172, 2011.
33. V. Buono, A. Paradiso, F. Serio, M. Gonnella, L. De Gara, and P. Santamaria, "Tuber quality and nutritional components of 'early' potato subjected to chemical haulm desiccation," Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 556-562, 2009.
34. A. Burmeister, S. Bondiek, L. Apel, C. Kühne, S. Hillebrand, and P. Fleischmann, "Comparison of carotenoid and anthocyanin profiles of raw and boiled Solanum tuberosum and Solanum phureja tubers," Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 865-872, 2011.
35. R. H. Glew, R. S. Glew, L.-T. Chuang et al., "Amino acid, mineral and fatty acid content of pumpkin Seeds (Cucurbita spp) and Cyperus esculentus nuts in the Republic of Niger," Plant Foods for Human Nutrition, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 51-56, 2006.
36. M. M. Ozcan, A. Gumuscu, F. Er, D. Arslan, and B. Ozkalp, "Chemical and fatty acid composition of cyperus esculentus," Chemistry of Natural Compounds, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 276-277, 2010.
37. O. Baccouri, L. Cerretani, A. Bendini et al., "Preliminary chemical characterization of Tunisian monovarietal virgin olive oils and comparison with Sicilian ones," European Journal of Lipid Scienceand Technology, vol. 109, no. 12, pp. 1208-1217, 2007.