This paper is a review on little history and the composition of Tigernut ranging from
proximate, mineral and amino acid content. The paper further explains the kind of …

Food security relies mainly on a few major crop species such as wheat, maize and rice,
cassava and yam. Many of the cultivated plant species such as Tigernut (Cyperus …

Tiger nut flour extracted from (black, brown and yellow) cultivars using attrition milling
process was investigated. Tiger nut flours labeled Ab, Bb and Cy for black, brown and yellow …

This study was carried out to assess the fuel quality of biodiesel produced from tigernut
(Cyperus esculentus) oil and its blends with petro-diesel. The oil was extracted from the …

The oil amounts of breads were measured between 0.13%(control) and 4.90%(with 40% 6
chufa). The total phenolic and flavonoid contents of the breads enriched with chufa tuber …

Tiger nut tuber of the Cyperus esculentus L. plant is an unusual storage system. Recent
investigations clearly show that tiger nut is a valuable source of vegetable oils, rich in …

ABSTRACT Background: Tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus) belong to the family of Cyperaceae
and the order of Commelinalis. It has been existing for more than 4,000 years ago …

Dietary lipids play a major role in many diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases.
Recently, the health value of plant oils, particularly heart health, has been recognized …

Tiger nut (cyperus esculentus) is taken as optional snacks mainly in its fresh form owing to
poor availability of nutritional information on the composition of other forms such as the dried …

The edible nutsedge is an weedy plant species whose tuberous roots are comparable to
tubers from conventional agriculture. The present study aims to characterize the tubers of …