Starch from the sago (Metroxylon sagu) palm tree—properties, prospects, and challenges as a new industrial source for food and other uses

The common industrial starches are typically derived from cereals (corn, wheat, rice, sorghum), tubers (potato, sweet potato), roots (cassava), and legumes (mung bean, green pea). Sago (Metroxylon sagu Rottb.) starch is perhaps the only example of commercial starch derived from another source, the s...

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Main Authors: Alias, Abd Karim, Tie, Adrina Pei Lang, Dos Mohamed, Abdul Manan, Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Food Technologists 2008
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16828/1/Starch%20from%20the%20Sago%20%28Metroxylon%20sagu%29.pdf