Abstract:This chapter focuses on nutritional and anti-nutritional factors, traditional processes for the removal of anti-nutrients, processing for flour, starch and discusses resistant starch from Elephant Foo...This chapter focuses on nutritional and anti-nutritional factors, traditional processes for the removal of anti-nutrients, processing for flour, starch and discusses resistant starch from Elephant Foot Yams (EFY). Also, industrial utilization of Amorphophallus konjac into konjac flour and gum, glucomannan (KGM) and its applications as a food and pharmaceutical supplements are reviewed. The procedure for starch extraction from EFY is described by Amani et al. The EFY has many medicinal properties. In India, it is used in Ayurvedic drugs in the treatment of inflammatory conditions, hemorrhoids, rheumatism and gastrointestinal disorders. This flour produces a high viscosity and forms a gel by alkaline coagulant such as calcium hydroxide or by combining with secondary gum or co-gelated gum such as K-carrageenan and xanthan gum. In recent decades, methods for the extraction and purification of konjac glucomannan (KGM) have been studied and developed.Read More
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Date: 2016-08-29
Language: en
Type: other
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