The objective of the present study was to compare the compositional analyze of three types of tubers, like traditional potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) and two of them that come from untraditional like Malanga (Xanthosoma saggitifolium) and papa china (Colocasia esculenta), crops that in Ecuador aren’t used for the snacks making. The evaluated components in the primordial matter and finished material were: protein content, grease, ashes, humidity, fiber, and carbohydrates, all of them were evaluated by official methods of analyze. The experiment was realized three times for each prove. It was used a program SPSS version 23, applying a variance followed by a Tukey test (p<0,05) with the objective of determinate some meaning statistics for deviation of tubers ways of Malanga that has a significant content of protein and carbohydrates and energetic adds were higher in comparison of the traditional snacks, these results are an alternative for the consumer and the development of new products for the food industries.
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