Potato : nutrition and food security

Potato : nutrition and food security / Pinky Raigond, Brajesh Singh, Som Dutt, Swarup Kumar Chakrabarti, editors.

This informative book focuses on the nutritional value of potatoes and ways to improve it. With the world reeling under the burden of an ever-growing population, there is a pressing need for affordable and nutritious staples to feed the billions. Potatoes are grown in a broad range of countries arou...

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Other Authors: Raigond, Pinky (Editor), Singh, Brajesh (Editor), Dutt, Som (Editor), Chakrabarti, Swarup Kumar (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer, [2020]
Subjects:
Potatoes.
Potatoes > Breeding.
Potatoes > Nutrition.
Food > Biotechnology.
Botany & plant sciences.
Biomedical engineering.
Food & beverage technology.
Carbohydrates.
Plant reproduction & propagation.
Science > Life Sciences > Biochemistry.
Medical > Allied Health Services > Medical Technology.
Technology & Engineering > Food Science.
Science > Chemistry > Organic.
Science > Life Sciences > Botany.
Potatoes > Nutrition
Potatoes > Breeding
Potatoes
Food > Biotechnology
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Potatoes for Food and Nutritional Security
  • Chapter 2. Potato Carbohydrates
  • Chapter 3. Dietary Fibres in Potato
  • Chapter 4. Potato Proteins
  • Chapter 5. Lipids in Potato
  • Chapter 6. Minerals in Potato
  • Chapter 7. Potato vitamins
  • Chapter 8. Phenolics
  • Chapter 9. Potato Carotenoids
  • Chapter 10. Anthocyanins: coloured bioactive compounds in potatoes
  • Chapter 11. Potato Glycoalkaloids
  • Chapter 12. New Health Promoting Compounds in Potatoes
  • Chapter 13. Potato peel composition and utilization
  • Chapter 14. Nutritional Significance of processed potato products
  • Chapter 15. Potato probiotics for human health.

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