Sweet Potato
Chemistry, Processing and Nutrition
Explains how to maximize sweet potato crops and their by-products for improved food security, nutrition and non-food applications
Taihua Mu (Edited by), Jaspreet Singh (Edited by)
9780128136379, Elsevier Science
Paperback / softback, published 21 May 2019
414 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm, 0.68 kg
Sweet Potato: Chemistry, Processing, and Nutrition presents foundational information, including identification, analysis, and use of chemical components from sweet potato in a variety of food and nonfood uses. Sweet potatoes can be easily propagated, are rich source of carbohydrates and functional components, and are highly productive, which makes them most suitable for production of staple and functional foods. With the increasing population and the challenges of providing healthy food to the world, there is an increasing consumer demand for new and better sweet potato products, particularly for those in developing countries. Providing a brief description of the specific sweet potato components, their role during processing and strategies for quality optimization, this book also explores novel methods of sweet potato starch, protein, and pectin modification providing students, researchers, and technologists working in the area of food science and others with the most recent information and state-of-the-art technology for developing new and beneficial uses of sweet potato.
1. Sweet potato: chemistry, processing, and nutrition—an introduction
2. Sweet potato: origin and production
3. Sweet potato starch
4. Sweet potato protein and its hydrolysates
5. Sweet potato dietary fiber
6. Sweet potato lipids
7. Sweet potato polyphenols
8. Sweet potato carotenoids
9. Sweet potato microstructure, starch digestion, and glycemic index
10. Sweet potato staple foods
11. Sweet potato snack foods
12. Sweet potato fermentation food (sweet potato shochu)
13. Quality evaluation of sweet potato products
14. Global market trends, challenges, and the future of the sweet potato processing industry
Subject Areas: Agronomy & crop production [TVK], Agricultural science [TVB], Agriculture & farming [TV], Biotechnology [TCB], Biochemistry [PSB], Agriculture & related industries [KNAC]