Nutritional composition and phytochemical content of wild edible tuber (amorphophallus abyssinicus) crop
ABSTRACTThere are various neglected and underutilized tuber crops grown in Ethiopia with remarkable nutritional potential, the most prominent being Amorphpohallus abyssinicus. The study aimed to evaluate the nutritional composition, functional property, and phytochemical contents of two cultivars of...
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| author | Eden Genetu Tsehay Shimelis Admassu Emire Habtamu Admassu Teshome Assefa Gebeyehu |
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| description | ABSTRACTThere are various neglected and underutilized tuber crops grown in Ethiopia with remarkable nutritional potential, the most prominent being Amorphpohallus abyssinicus. The study aimed to evaluate the nutritional composition, functional property, and phytochemical contents of two cultivars of A. abyssinicus (locally termed as Hambaguyta, and Bagana). Results of the study showed that the two cultivars significantly (p ≤ .05) differ in moisture (11.51%, 9.11%), ash (2.64%, 3.6%) and crude fiber (1.46%, 2.42%) contents for hambaguyta and bagana, respectively. The cultivars were found to possess high carbohydrate (79.37% and 79.15%) and low lipid (0.47%, 0.47%) contents. In terms of mineral composition, calcium was found to be abundant in both cultivars. Bagana tuber has shown higher contents of magnesium (25.19 mg/100 g), Zinc (4.74 mg/100 g), and phosphorus (176.85 mg/100 g) than hambaguyta. However, heavy metals, including lead, arsenic, and mercury were below their detection limits. Phytochemicals: phytate, tannins, oxalate, cyanide, and polyphenols such as total phenol and flavonoid were determined for both cultivars. Good water absorption and low oil absorption capacities were also recorded for the two cultivars. Generally, this study can provide valuable information about these two cultivars as they have ample potential for the application of food and food-related product development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8a4ddce05b944d3ea41e2f9ee6104ff42024-04-17T13:20:13ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Food Properties1094-29121532-23862023-09-0126197499010.1080/10942912.2023.2197176Nutritional composition and phytochemical content of wild edible tuber (amorphophallus abyssinicus) cropEden Genetu Tsehay0Shimelis Admassu Emire1Habtamu Admassu2Teshome Assefa Gebeyehu3Chemical Engineering Department, College of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaFood Engineering Graduate Program, School of Chemical and Bio Engineering, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaBiotechnology and Bioprocess Center of Excellence, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaFood Science and Nutrition laboratory, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaABSTRACTThere are various neglected and underutilized tuber crops grown in Ethiopia with remarkable nutritional potential, the most prominent being Amorphpohallus abyssinicus. The study aimed to evaluate the nutritional composition, functional property, and phytochemical contents of two cultivars of A. abyssinicus (locally termed as Hambaguyta, and Bagana). Results of the study showed that the two cultivars significantly (p ≤ .05) differ in moisture (11.51%, 9.11%), ash (2.64%, 3.6%) and crude fiber (1.46%, 2.42%) contents for hambaguyta and bagana, respectively. The cultivars were found to possess high carbohydrate (79.37% and 79.15%) and low lipid (0.47%, 0.47%) contents. In terms of mineral composition, calcium was found to be abundant in both cultivars. Bagana tuber has shown higher contents of magnesium (25.19 mg/100 g), Zinc (4.74 mg/100 g), and phosphorus (176.85 mg/100 g) than hambaguyta. However, heavy metals, including lead, arsenic, and mercury were below their detection limits. Phytochemicals: phytate, tannins, oxalate, cyanide, and polyphenols such as total phenol and flavonoid were determined for both cultivars. Good water absorption and low oil absorption capacities were also recorded for the two cultivars. Generally, this study can provide valuable information about these two cultivars as they have ample potential for the application of food and food-related product development.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10942912.2023.2197176Amorphophallus abyssinicusunderutilized cropnutritional compositionphytochemicals |
| spellingShingle | Eden Genetu Tsehay Shimelis Admassu Emire Habtamu Admassu Teshome Assefa Gebeyehu Nutritional composition and phytochemical content of wild edible tuber (amorphophallus abyssinicus) crop International Journal of Food Properties Amorphophallus abyssinicus underutilized crop nutritional composition phytochemicals |
| title | Nutritional composition and phytochemical content of wild edible tuber (amorphophallus abyssinicus) crop |
| title_full | Nutritional composition and phytochemical content of wild edible tuber (amorphophallus abyssinicus) crop |
| title_fullStr | Nutritional composition and phytochemical content of wild edible tuber (amorphophallus abyssinicus) crop |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutritional composition and phytochemical content of wild edible tuber (amorphophallus abyssinicus) crop |
| title_short | Nutritional composition and phytochemical content of wild edible tuber (amorphophallus abyssinicus) crop |
| title_sort | nutritional composition and phytochemical content of wild edible tuber amorphophallus abyssinicus crop |
| topic | Amorphophallus abyssinicus underutilized crop nutritional composition phytochemicals |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10942912.2023.2197176 |
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