This review critically evaluates and discusses groundwork and recent studies on the
extraction, characteristics, properties, bioactivities, and applications of the water-soluble non …

Taro (Colocasia esculenta) corm is a rustic staple food, rich in small starch granules, fibers,
and bioactive phytoconstituents such as flavonoids, alkaloids, sterols, tannins, phytates …

The corms of cocoyams, specifically Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott and Xanthosoma
sagittifolium (L.) Schott are usually consumed as pastes. Nevertheless, the secondary …

Pleistocene tools manufactured in shell are rarely identified. This may in part be due to the
complexity of shell as a raw material and associated challenges in recognising and …

Abstract Belitung Taro (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) is a plant that can be processed into
various food products. The high-water content of taro and the lack of a precise drying system …

Oxalate (calcium oxalate) accumulation in taro plants (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott)
impacts their nutritional quality, producing acridity, causing lips, mouth and throat tissues …

Calcium oxalate (CaOx) is a ubiquitous biomineral with applications in geological, botanical,
and environmental processes. The pathological biomineralization of CaOx is of interest due …

Colocasia esculenta (taro), native to tropical Southeast Asia, is an emergent aquatic plant
with a wide global distribution. Valued for its agricultural, horticultural, medicinal, and …

Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) and sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) are
important food crops worldwide, whose productivity is threatened by climatic constraints …

BACKGROUND The presence of insoluble calcium oxalate druse crystals (CaOx) in sweet
potato (Ipomoea batatas) can negatively affect its nutritional quality. Photosynthesis, starch …