Sweet Potato
An Untapped Food Resource

A review of our knowledge concerning the potential of the sweet potato as a human and animal foodstuff.

Jennifer A. Woolfe (Author)

9780521050531, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 21 January 2008

660 pages
22.8 x 15.1 x 3.7 cm, 0.987 kg

"...no student of roots and tubers should be without this book." New Biological Books

The sweet potato is at present grown in more than 100 of the independent countries of the world. Most of the producer nations are situated in the tropical developing world where a high proportion of the poorest people live. Increasing recognition of the potential which sweet potato holds for combating food shortages and malnutrition has resulted in intensified research efforts to enhance production and consumption. This book reviews our knowledge about the varied aspects of the sweet potato as a human food and animal feedstuff. This volume will be found practical and informative by all those involved in food and nutrition sciences, especially but not exclusively in developing countries. These include research workers in food or agriculture, dieticians, nutritionists, food technologists, students, planners and policy makers.

Acknowledgements
Abbreviations for organizations
Introduction
1. Sweet potato - past and present
2. Chemical composition
3. The nutritional value of sweet potato roots and leaves
4. Toxic and anti-nutritional factors
5. Post-harvest procedures: I. Storage and cooking
6. Post-harvest procedures: II. Processing
7. Livestock feeding with sweet potato roots and vines
8. Consumption and utilization patterns and trends
Appendix: a selection of sweet potato dishes from around the world
Index.

Subject Areas: Botany & plant sciences [PST]