Nutritional value, anti-nutrient and amino acid profile of raw and processed wild aerial yam (Dioscorea bulbifera) meal
M.D. Udo,
B.A. Ugbe,
G.D. Eyoh
et al.
Abstract:The study evaluated the effect of different processing methods (boiling,
toasting and soaking) on the nutrient and of wild aerial yam (Dioscorea
bulbifera). One kilogram of raw wild Dioscorea bulbifera (RWDB) was boiled
for 30 minutes at 100?C, another one kg was soaked for 24 hours. Toasting
of another one kg of Dioscorea bulbifera tubers were carried out for 30
minutes. The raw and processed tubers were dried, milled and chemically
analysed for proximate compositions, phytochemical componen… Show more
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