Potato Nutrition and Food Security / edited by Pinky Raigond, Brajesh Singh, Som Dutt, Swarup Kumar Chakrabarti.

Potato Nutrition and Food Security /

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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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Raigond, Pinky (Editor), Singh, Brajesh (Editor), Dutt, Som (Editor), Chakrabarti, Swarup Kumar (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
Edition:1st ed. 2020.
Subjects:
Plant breeding.
Botanical chemistry.
Biomedical engineering.
Food > Biotechnology.
Carbohydrates.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
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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