A wide variety of the roots and tubers plays a major role in human diet, animal feed, and
industrial raw materials. Sweet potatoes (SPs) play an immense role in human diet and …

Sweet potatoes are becoming a research focus in recent years due to their unique nutritional
and functional properties. Bioactive carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, carotenoids …

The quality evaluation of sweetpotatoes is of utmost importance during postharvest handling
as it significantly impacts consumer satisfaction, nutritional value, and market …

Background Food sensory science and flavour analysis are key processes in new product
development, and is essential in understanding consumers by bridging the gap between …

The success of biofortified staple crops depends on whether they are accepted and
consumed by target populations. In the past 8 years, several studies were undertaken to …

This chapter provides a contemporary review of production, quality, and processing aspects
of sweetpotatoes. It tabulates the world and regional sweetpotato production for 1994‐2014 …

Background Sweet potato (SP) roots play an old and important role in food culture
worldwide, although only in recent years this food has been research focus as a source of …

Context: Biofortification of staple crops is a promising strategy for increasing the nutrient
density of diets in order to improve human health. The willingness of consumers and …

Breeding efforts have focused on improving agronomic traits of the cassava plant however
little research has been done to enhance the crop palatability. This review investigates the …

During long-term manned missions to the Moon or Mars, the integration of astronauts' diet
with fresh food rich in functional compounds, like microgreens, could strengthen their …