Jennifer A. Woolfe

The Potato in the Human Diet

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book reviews the knowledge about the nutritional value of the potato and its role in the nutrition of both children and adults.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780521112994
• ISBN-10: 0521112990
• Artikelnr.: 26182600

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Structure of the potato tuber and composition of tuber dry matter
2. The nutritional value of the components of the tuber
3. Protein and other nitrogenous constituents of the tuber
4. Effects of storage, cooking and processing on the nutritive value
5. Glycoalkaoloids, proteinase inhibitors and lectins
6. Patterns of potato in the tropics
Index.