Extraction and properties of starches from the non-traditional vegetables Yam and Taro

Abstract The objective of this study was to assess the chemical, physical, morphological, crystalline and thermal properties of starch from two non-traditional vegetables, yam and taro. The analyses included proximate composition percent, amylose and mineral content, water absorption capacity, absol...

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Main Authors: Luan Alberto Andrade, Natália Alves Barbosa, Joelma Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Polímeros
Series:Polímeros
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-14282017005005109&lng=en&tlng=en