SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF SAGU (CANNA-EDULIS KERR) AND ZULU (MARANTA SP) RHIZOMES

Citation
E. Perez et al., SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF SAGU (CANNA-EDULIS KERR) AND ZULU (MARANTA SP) RHIZOMES, Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 45(7), 1997, pp. 2546-2549
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology",Agriculture,"Chemistry Applied
ISSN journal
00218561
Volume
45
Issue
7
Year of publication
1997
Pages
2546 - 2549
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8561(1997)45:7<2546:SCOS(K>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
In this study a comparison between the chemical composition and physic al characteristics of sagu (Canna edulis Kerr) and zulu (Maranta sp.) rhizomes was made. The rheological properties and morphometric charact eristics of starches isolated from both modified underground stems wer e also compared. Sagu rhizomes are bigger than those of zulu. Their ex ternal appearance resembles that of yam. The zulu rhizomes yield large r quantities of edible pulps because of the lower percent of peel. The results of the chemical composition analysis show that sagu rhizomes have more total carbohydrate content and less crude proteins, fat, and fiber than zulu rhizomes.