Functional foods are the focus of many studies worldwide. This is justified by the effects they
have on public health and thus interest in elucidation of the mechanisms involved in their …

Introdução: A batata yacon (Polymnia sonchifolia) ou batata “diet” é considerada uma planta
medicinal, nativa das regiões andinas da América do Sul que foi introduzida no Brasil no …

No início dos anos 90, foi introduzido na cultura Brasileira o plantio da batata yacon, uma
raiz tuberosa, que vem despertando grande interesse por parte dos pesquisadores, devido …

Evolving consumer demands and changing lifestyles have provoked changes in the food
industry in recent years. To meet growing and changing consumer demands, the food …

Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) is a sweet-tasting tuber, grown in the Andes Mountains
and considered a functional food because of its fructooligosaccharide (FOS) content. The …

BACKGROUND In this study, a chocolate cake formulation was developed with partial
substitution of wheat flour by yacon and maca flour. A simplex‐centroid design was applied …

Replacing gluten-containing flours with gluten-free ingredients is a challenge for the food
industry due to the technological properties of this protein. This work aimed to evaluate …

This study was aimed at studying the effect of the drying temperature, slice thickness and
citric acid concentration in the enzymatic browning inhibition solution on yacon slices' color …

La harina de yacón se ha utilizado en muchos productos alimenticios, debido a su alto
contenido de fructooligosacáridos y inulina, compuestos que tienen propiedades …

∎ RESUMO: Pesquisas realizadas em diversos frutos da Amazônia revelam que a pupunha
é um dos frutos que se destaca por sua riqueza em carboidratos, gorduras, fibras, elevado …