ISOLATION AND PROPERTIES OF STARCH FROM WILD YAM FROM ZIMBABWE

Authors
NKALA D SIBANDA S TOMASIK P PALASINSKI M
Citation
D. Nkala et al., ISOLATION AND PROPERTIES OF STARCH FROM WILD YAM FROM ZIMBABWE, Starke, 46(3), 1994, pp. 85-88
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology
Journal title
Starke → ACNP
ISSN journal
00389056
Volume
46
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
85 - 88
Database
ISI
SICI code
0038-9056(1994)46:3<85:IAPOSF>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Wild Yam (Dioscorea dumetorum) was collected during the wet as well as dry season in the bush of Zimbabwe. Starch from its tubers was isolat ed in behavioral conditions and properties were determined such as siz e of granules, content of water, amylose, phosphorus, proteins and lip ids, characteristics of gelation of its gels and thermal properties (T G, DTG, DTA).