| Yazarlar (3) |
Rabia Atasoy
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Doç. Dr. Müge HENDEK
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Şeyma Selin Akın
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| Özet |
| Taro (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott) is a starch-rich corms widely grown in Antalya and Mersin in Turkey. Taro is grown in 43 countries in the world and 60% of total production is in Africa, 32% Asia and 8% in Pasific Islands [1]. It has been reported that taro has 70-80 g/100 g starch [2] highly digestible in the gastrointestinal human tract [3] and is rich in gums (mucilage)(up to 9.1%)[4]. Taro also includes 0.6-0.8 g/100 g fiber, 2-6 g/100 g protein, vitamins, phosphorous and calcium [3]. Due to its high nutritionalvalue, tarotubershave attracted attention of researchers in recent years. Despite its nutritional, industrial and health importance, taro has not gained sufficient research attention to enhance its potential. In additiontothisfact, ithasahigh post harvest loss due to its high moisture content [5]. As such taro has a poor position on the food security profile of countries. In fact, it has been estimated that there is an average of 30% loss during storage of these tubers, and that this portion could resolve starvation problems in non-developed countries [5]. In order to minimize tuber losses, they must be converted from perishable to non-perishable through food processing operations. Since the transformation into starch or flour will decrease losses after the tubers have been harvested, value added processes such as drying and milling may be useful in order to obtain flours and starches from these tubers.Amongst the root crops, taro is perhaps the most widely prepared or processed into more consumable products such as flour, paste, canned products, cereal bars, beverage powders, and chips [6]. Taro also has not been converted into a commercial product due … |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Bildiri Türü | Tebliğ/Bildiri |
| Bildiri Alt Türü | Özet Metin Olarak Yayınlanan Tebliğ (Uluslararası Kongre/Sempozyum) |
| Bildiri Niteliği | Alanında Hakemli Uluslararası Kongre/Sempozyum |
| Bildiri Dili | İngilizce |
| Kongre Adı | I.International Agricultural Science Congress |
| Kongre Tarihi | 09-05-2018 / 12-05-2018 |
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