Nutritional Composition of Cassava Cultivar "CARI-555"

Somendrika, M.A.D.; Wickramasinghe, I.; Wansapala, M.A.J.; Peiris, Shelton

doi:10.3923/pjn.2017.216.220

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“…Compositional analyses of the cassava samples were conducted and results were generally consistent with values reported in the literature for starch and crude protein 9,17–20 , with minor variations between samples, except for cassava E. Fat content values were intermediate to those found in literature 21,22 while crude fibre content was within the range observed by others 11,23,24 . An elevated content of crude fibre in one of the samples (E) compared to the other samples could have been caused by a higher peel to tuber ratio, since the peel may contain more than four-fold more fibre than the root 24 , and as also indicated by a notably higher ash content in this sample.…”

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Cassava cell wall characterization and degradation by a multicomponent NSP-targeting enzyme (NSPase)

Staack

Pia

Jørgensen

et al. 2019

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Cassava ( Manihot esculenta Crantz) is considered the third most important source of calories in tropical regions. Up to one third of cassava harvested worldwide is used in livestock production. The focus of this study was to characterize cassava cell wall structure to provide knowledge for a better application of cassava as an energy source in monogastric animal feed. A total of five cassava samples from different feed mills in South East Asia were investigated. On a dry matter basis, the cassava cell walls contained, on average, 640 mg g −1 glucose, 140 mg g −1 galactose, 50 mg g −1 mannose, 80 mg g −1 xylose, 60 mg g −1 arabinose, 10 mg g −1 fucose and 20 mg g −1 rhamnose. RONOZYME VP (DSM Nutritional Products, Switzerland), a non-specific multicomponent non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) degrading enzyme (NSPase) product from Aspergillus aculeatus , solubilized about 10% of cassava NSP content during 4 h incubations at 40 °C and pH 5. There was notable solubilization of polymers containing uronic acids, galactose, arabinose and rhamnose. Immuno-microscopy imaging indicated the solubilization of pectin, galactan and xyloglucan polysaccharides from cassava cell wall. As a consequence, the starch granules became more available to exogenous α-amylase degradation.

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Cassava cell wall characterization and degradation by a multicomponent NSP-targeting enzyme (NSPase)

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Pia

Jørgensen

et al. 2019

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“…While lipids supply energy to humans and animals and act as building blocks for cell membranes, they may also serve as pharmacological agents in the body [ 106 ]. Mondy and Mueller [ 107 ] highlighted the possibility of tuber lipid being of limited nutritional importance; however, it enhances the cellular integrity of the cell membrane, proffers resistance to bruising and reduces enzymatic browning of the tuber.In addition, the ash content of yams is reported to range from 0.1% to 8.8% ( Table 1 ) which is comparable to the values reported in other roots and tubers including potatoes, cassava and cocoyam [ 108 , 109 , 110 ]. Ash refers to the inorganic residue in any food material and it directly signifies the total amount of minerals present within the food.…”

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The Dioscorea Genus (Yam)—An Appraisal of Nutritional and Therapeutic Potentials

Obidiegwu

Lyons

Chilaka

2020

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The quest for a food secure and safe world has led to continuous effort toward improvements of global food and health systems. While the developed countries seem to have these systems stabilized, some parts of the world still face enormous challenges. Yam (Dioscorea species) is an orphan crop, widely distributed globally; and has contributed enormously to food security especially in sub-Saharan Africa because of its role in providing nutritional benefits and income. Additionally, yam has non-nutritional components called bioactive compounds, which offer numerous health benefits ranging from prevention to treatment of degenerative diseases. Pharmaceutical application of diosgenin and dioscorin, among other compounds isolated from yam, has shown more prospects recently. Despite the benefits embedded in yam, reports on the nutritional and therapeutic potentials of yam have been fragmented and the diversity within the genus has led to much confusion. An overview of the nutritional and health importance of yam will harness the crop to meet its potential towards combating hunger and malnutrition, while improving global health. This review makes a conscious attempt to provide an overview regarding the nutritional, bioactive compositions and therapeutic potentials of yam diversity. Insights on how to increase its utilization for a greater impact are elucidated.

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“…The present study showed carbohydrate is the most abundant proximate contents of both the cassava (82.14±0.42%) and watermelon (62.58±0.78%) peels. Results of the present study are in agreement with reported values of 62.0% and 72.50% (Somendrika et al, 2017). Lower than values ranging from 87% to 89% (Akpabio et al, 2012) and higher than values of 35.83% reported in other findings (Adegbola et al, 2016).…”

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“…This result shows that cassava peels and watermelon peel have low-fat content. These results correspond to values reported in other findings (Somendrika et al, 2017). Nevertheless, these values were higher than those reported in another study (Okpako et al, 2008), The fiber contents of cassava peel (5.51±0.06 %) obtained are comparatively lower to 21.1% as observed in the pulp and 8.2% in the peels, reported in another study (Ravindran et al, 2008).…”

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“…More of the waste product from cassava processing come from mainly Garri and starch processing factories and will only be useful if the peels can be incorporated into the livestock diet formulation. The use of cassava peels in livestock feeding would help to solve the trouble of its disposal as a waste product and likewise to bring down the monetary value of livestock production (Somendrika et al, 2017). It is, therefore, necessary to investigate the nutritional composition of watermelon and cassava peel in order to elucidate their chemical and nutritional composition, optimize their utilization and ascertain their usefulness to the economy, health, and nutritional benefits.…”

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Nutritional evaluation of the peels from Citrullus lanatus and Manihot esculenta, an insight into the conversion of waste to food

Tsado¹,

David²,

Ibrahim³

et al. 2021

AROC Food Nutr.

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Background: Huge quantity of cassava and watermelon wastes are daily discharged to the environment with unwholesome consequences. Therefore, research into the effective utilization of these agricultural by-products is of global interest. Methods: The present study evaluated the proximate, minerals, and amino acid compositions of cassava and watermelon peels using standard procedures. Results: The results revealed that carbohydrate is the most abundant proximate contents of both the cassava (82.14±0.42%) and watermelon (62.58±0.78%) peel, followed by crude fiber (5.51±0.06% and 18.90±0.04%), moisture (8.31±0.04% and 5.20±0.07%), crude ash (1.25±0.03% and 7.25±0.04%) for cassava and watermelon peels respectively, while crude fat (0.98±0.03% and 3.92±0.06%) is the least abundant proximate in both samples. Magnesium is the most abundant mineral contents of both the cassava (79.50±4.45Mg/100g) and watermelon (75.53±3.70Mg/100g) peel, followed by sodium (62.35±0.79 Mg/100g and 52.24±3.24 Mg/100g), potassium (22.12±1.34 and 32.65±2.01 mg/100g) for cassava and watermelon peels respectively while copper (0.73±0.05 Mg/100g and 0.67±0.64 Mg/100g) was the least abundant minerals in both samples. The total amino acid compositions of 66.31±4.56 g/100g and 41.80±2.68 g/100g were recorded for cassava and watermelon peel. Glutamic acid (9.96±0.06g/100g) and leucine (4.03±0.05 mg/100g) the most abundant amino acid in cassava and watermelon seed respectively. Conclusion: In conclusion, the peels of cassava and water melon examined, have appreciable levels of nutrients compositions that can be incorporated into human and animal feed formulation.

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Nutritional Composition of Cassava Cultivar "CARI-555"

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Cassava cell wall characterization and degradation by a multicomponent NSP-targeting enzyme (NSPase)

Cassava cell wall characterization and degradation by a multicomponent NSP-targeting enzyme (NSPase)

The Dioscorea Genus (Yam)—An Appraisal of Nutritional and Therapeutic Potentials

Nutritional evaluation of the peels from Citrullus lanatus and Manihot esculenta, an insight into the conversion of waste to food

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