Nutritional value of cassava for use as a staple food and recent advances for improvement

JA Montagnac, CR Davis… - … reviews in food science …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Cassava is a drought‐tolerant, staple food crop grown in tropical and subtropical areas
where many people are afflicted with undernutrition, making it a potentially valuable food …

Cassava (Manihot esculenta) dual use for food and bioenergy: A review

AA Fathima, M Sanitha, L Tripathi… - Food and Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Cassava (Manihot esculenta. Crantz) is a starch‐rich, woody tuberous, root crop
important for food, with little being done to investigate its potential as a bioenergy crop …

[图书][B] Plant-derived natural products

AE Osbourn, V Lanzotti - 2009 - Springer
Plants produce a huge array of natural products (secondary metabolites). These compounds
have important ecological functions, providing protection against attack by herbivores and …

The industrial applications of cassava: current status, opportunities and prospects

S Li, Y Cui, Y Zhou, Z Luo, J Liu… - Journal of the Science of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a drought‐tolerant, staple food crop that is
grown in tropical and subtropical areas. As an important raw material, cassava is a valuable …

Cassava: An appraisal of its phytochemistry and its biotechnological prospects

IS Blagbrough, SAL Bayoumi, MG Rowan… - Phytochemistry, 2010 - Elsevier
The present state of knowledge of the phytochemistry of small molecules isolated from the
roots and leaves of cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz (Euphorbiaceae), is reviewed …

The future of cassava in the era of biotechnology in Southern Africa

S Otun, A Escrich, I Achilonu, M Rauwane… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a major staple food and the world's fourth source of calories.
Biotechnological contributions to enhancing this crop, its advances, and present issues must …

Cassava toxicity, detoxification and its food applications: a review

A Panghal, C Munezero, P Sharma, N Chhikara - Toxin Reviews, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is drought resistant staple food in tropical and
subtropical regions and containing starch in higher amount. Cassava starch, being cheap …

Introduction to the different classes of natural products

K Springob, TM Kutchan - Plant-derived natural products: synthesis …, 2009 - Springer
Plants produce an enormous variety of natural products with highly diverse structures. These
products are commonly termed “secondary metabolites” in contrast to the “primary …

Can food technology innovation change the status of a food security crop? A review of cassava transformation into “bread” in Africa

AB Abass, W Awoyale, B Alenkhe, N Malu… - Food reviews …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Reducing both hunger and high expenditure on food imports is a priority for most developing
African countries. Countries that hitherto have relied heavily on food imports are seeking …

Constituents and secondary metabolite natural products in fresh and deteriorated cassava roots

SAL Bayoumi, MG Rowan, JR Beeching… - Phytochemistry, 2010 - Elsevier
A phytochemical analysis of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) fresh roots and roots
suffering from post-harvest physiological deterioration (PPD) has been carried out. The first …