Nutritional value of cassava for use as a staple food and recent advances for improvement

JA Montagnac, CR Davis… - … reviews in food science …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Cassava is a drought‐tolerant, staple food crop grown in tropical and subtropical areas
where many people are afflicted with undernutrition, making it a potentially valuable food …

Green leaf proteins: a sustainable source of edible plant-based proteins

M Hadidi, Y Hossienpour, M Nooshkam… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The rise in the global population, which is projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, has
resulted in an increased demand for proteins in the human diet. The green leaves of many …

A comprehensive analysis of the composition, health benefits, and safety of apple pomace

RC Skinner, JC Gigliotti, KM Ku, JC Tou - Nutrition reviews, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Apple processing results in peel, stem, seeds, and pulp being left as a waste product known
as apple pomace. This review comprehensively assessed apple pomace composition for …

Potential of cassava leaves in human nutrition: A review

S Latif, J Müller - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Cassava leaves are a rich source of protein, minerals, and vitamins.•Antinutrients
and cyanogens in cassava leaves restricts their use as human food.•Consumption of …

Cassava: the drought, war and famine crop in a changing world

A Burns, R Gleadow, J Cliff, A Zacarias, T Cavagnaro - Sustainability, 2010 - mdpi.com
Cassava is the sixth most important crop, in terms of global annual production. Cassava is
grown primarily for its starchy tuberous roots, which are an important staple for more than …

Crops that feed the world: Production and improvement of cassava for food, feed, and industrial uses

A Parmar, B Sturm, O Hensel - Food Security, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is one of the oldest root and tuber crops, used
by humans to produce food, feed and beverages. Currently, cassava is produced in more …

Cassava (Manihot esculenta) dual use for food and bioenergy: A review

AA Fathima, M Sanitha, L Tripathi… - Food and Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Cassava (Manihot esculenta. Crantz) is a starch‐rich, woody tuberous, root crop
important for food, with little being done to investigate its potential as a bioenergy crop …

Protein composition, chlorophyll, carotenoids, and cyanide content of cassava leaves (Manihot esculenta Crantz) as influenced by cultivar, plant age, and leaf position

S Chaiareekitwat, S Latif, B Mahayothee, P Khuwijitjaru… - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
The variation of proximate compositions, amino acids, carotenoids, chlorophyll, and total
cyanide contents in cassava leaves was studied to identify the most suitable leaves for …

Traditional fermented foods and beverages from a microbiological and nutritional perspective: the Colombian heritage

C Chaves‐López, A Serio… - … Reviews in Food …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Fermentation has been used for preserving foods for centuries prior to the invention of
pasteurization and sterilization, and every culture has a variety of fermented products as part …

Determination of amygdalin in apple seeds, fresh apples and processed apple juices

IF Bolarinwa, C Orfila, MRA Morgan - Food chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Cyanogenic glycosides are natural plant toxicants. Action by endogenous plant enzymes
can release hydrogen cyanide causing potential toxicity issues for animals including …