Potato : nutrition and food security
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Potato : nutrition and food security
Springer, c2020
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Includes bibliographical references
Other editors: Brajesh Singh, Som Dutt, Swarup Kumar Chakrabarti
Contents of Works
- Potatoes for food and nutritional security / Brajesh Singh ... [et al.]
- Potato carbohydrates / Pinky Raigond ... [et al.]
- Dietary fibres in potato / Milan Kumar Lal ... [et al.]
- Potato proteins / Som Dutt ... [et al.]
- Lipids in potato / Milan Kumar Lal ... [et al.]
- Minerals in potato / Milan Kumar Lal ... [et al.]
- Potato vitamins / Maharishi Tomar ... [et al.]
- Phenolics / Bandana ... [et al.]
- Potato carotenoids / Sushil Sudhakar Changan ... [et al.]
- Anthocyanins: coloured bioactive compounds in potatoes / Tanuja Mishra ... [et al.]
- Potato glycoalkaloids / Brajesh Singh, Som Dutt, and Pnky Raigond
- New health promoting compounds in potatoes / Pnky Raigond, Sastry S. Jayanty, and Som Dutt
- Potato peel composition and utilization / Alka Joshi ... [et al.]
- Nutritional significance of processed potato products / Arvind Kumar Jaiswal
- Potato probiotics for human health / Dharmendra Kumer ... [et al.]
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This informative book focuses on the nutritional value of potatoes and ways to improve it. With the world reeling under the burden of an ever-growing population, there is a pressing need for affordable and nutritious staples to feed the billions. Potatoes are grown in a broad range of countries around the world and can substantially contribute to future food security. Given the increasing consumption of potatoes, there is a need for a book that compiles information on and raises awareness of their nutritional value, while also encouraging their consumption. The respective chapters of this book cover the chemical composition, structure and health benefits of potatoes, as well as genetic modifications used to alter the concentration of relevant chemical compounds in them.
The book provides an overview of potatoes as a nutrient-dense crop, and discusses important aspects such as the role of potatoes in human diet, how they can improve the overall health of individuals, their role in addressing malnutrition etc. Its chapters deal with topics such as carbohydrates and glycemic index, dietary fibers, vitamins, proteins, phenols, carotenoids, anthocyanins, minerals, lipids, glycoalkaloids, new health-promoting compounds, the composition and utilization of potato peel, nutritional significance of potato products, and potato probiotics. Given its scope, the book will be of interest to undergraduate students, graduate students and researchers in plant physiology and biochemistry, plant genetic engineering, the food sciences and agriculture, as well as industry partners in related fields.
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