scholarly journals Effect of tuber sections and processing conditions on the physicochemical properties of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L. (Lam)) flour

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-278
Author(s):  
M C Iheagwara ◽  
I H Chibuzo ◽  
J C Ibeabuchi

Abstract Objective The study was conducted to ascertain the effect of tuber sections, heat treatment, and rehydration with process chemicals of varying concentrations on the physicochemical properties of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L. (Lam)) flour. Materials and Methods The flour samples were generated as raw, boiled, and steamed from the head, middle, and tail sections of the tuber. These were compared with their whole tuber counterpart. The magnitude and extent of the factorial influence were measured using the effects on swelling index (SI), water absorption capacity (WAC), oil absorption capacity, total soluble solids (TSS), blue value index (BVI), gelling point temperature (GPT), boiling point temperature (BPT), and pH. Results The results obtained showed that the proximate composition from the tuber sections and the whole did not differ significantly (P < 0.05). The tuber processing method (TPM) and tuber processing duration (TPD) effected significant differences (P < 0.05) in all the test parameter except for pH respectively. Conclusion From the investigation, it was observed that the test variables have significant effects on the physicochemical properties of the sweet potato flour.

Food Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 145-152
Author(s):  
M. Hasmadi ◽  
M. Merlynda ◽  
A.H. Mansoor ◽  
I. Salwa ◽  
M.K. Zainol ◽  
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This study aimed to determine the proximate compositions and functional properties of sweet potato flour from different varieties cultivated in Sabah, Malaysia, namely Jepun, Kairot and Kaladi. The results showed that the moisture content of all flour samples was below 14%. The fat and protein content of Jepun sweet potato variety were significantly different (p<0.05) as compared with Kairot and Kaladi sweet potato varieties. The ash and dietary fibre content of Kairot sweet potato flour were higher (p<0.05) compared to Jepun and Kaladi flours. In addition, Kaladi sweet potato had the highest carbohydrate content (82%). There were significant differences (p<0.05) in the values of L*, a* and b* for all sweet potato flours. The Jepun sweet potato flour had the highest foaming capacity, water absorption capacity, oil absorption capacity, swelling power and viscosity. Rapid Visco analyser revealed that significant differences were observed for pasting parameters such as peak viscosity, trough viscosity, breakdown viscosity, final viscosity and setback viscosity. The gelatinisation properties showed that Kairot sweet potato flour had the highest onset temperature, conclusion temperature and enthalpy while Kaladi sweet potato flour had the highest peak temperature.


2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daiane da Silva Nóbrega ◽  
José Ricardo Peixoto ◽  
Michelle Souza Vilela ◽  
Anne Kelly da Silva Nóbrega ◽  
Elaine Caetano Santos ◽  
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Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a rustic horticultural crop with high production potential. However, the crop is susceptible to many pests and diseases. The objective of this study was to evaluate 10 genotypes of sweet potato regarding their yield and resistance to soil insects, under Brazilian cerrado soil conditions. Genotypes were selected from the Sweet Potato Germplasm Bank of Embrapa Hortaliças. The experiment was conducted at Água Limpa Farm, belonging to University of Brasilia (UnB), and consisted of a randomized block design, with 10 treatments (genotypes), 10 plants per plot, and four replications. The following traits were analyzed: number of perforations per root, incidence of roots injured by insects, plant resistance degree, root shape, total and marketable root yields, root peel color, root pulp color, pulp total soluble solids, pulp titratable acidity, pulp TSS/TA ratio, pulp moisture, and pulp starch yield. Genotype CNPH 53 (26.78 t ha-1) presented total root yield greater than the commercial variety Brazlândia Rosada (17.54 t ha-1). Genotype Santa Sofia (11.77 t ha-1) and Brazlândia (13.5 t ha-1) had similar marketable root yields. CNPH 53 showed the best agronomic performance, exhibiting moderate susceptibility to soil insects and root shape meeting the market standards. It also had low pulp TA (2.53%); high pulp TSS (12.25 °Brix) and pulp TSS/AT ratio (4.24); pulp moisture content close to 70%; and the highest pulp starch content (11.98%). The traits number of perforations per root, root shape, and pulp TA presented heritability values close to 70%. Marketable root yield, pulp moisture, and pulp starch content demonstrated heritability values greater than 90% and CVG/CVE greater than 1.


2020 ◽  
pp. 38-47
Author(s):  
Obomeghei, Abdulkareem Adamu ◽  
Ebabhamiegbebho, Peter Akhere

Successful use of non-wheat flours for snacks production depends on their functional and pasting properties. The use of orange fleshed sweet potato and red Bambara groundnut flour blends for snack production have not been explored. The objective of this work was to formulate flour blends using orange fleshed sweet potato and red Bambara groundnut and to evaluate their proximate compositions and processing properties for possible application in the production of high protein and pro-vitamin A enriched  snacks for consumers especially children in developing countries. Flour blends were formulated in ratio 60:40, 50:50, 40:60, 30:70 (orange fleshed sweet potato to red bambara groundnut). The protein and fat increased from 12.95±0.05% (60:40) to 16.87±0.02% (30:70) and 2.17±0.03% (60:40) to 3.05±0.04% (30:70) respectively. Ash and carbohydrate decreased from 2.52±0.04% (60:40) to 2.27±0.05% (30:70) and 60.38±0.44% (30:70) to 69.09±0.30% (60:40). The water absorption capacities for the flour blends ranged between 28.03±0.17% and 50.40±0.40%. Oil absorption capacity was between 16.70±0.12% and 31.40±0.13%. Swelling capacities was highest in 30:70 (2.48±0.06%) and lowest in 60:40 (2.13±0.07%). Solubility was between 9.27±0.59% and 11.67±0.70%. Bulk density ranged between 0.77±0.01 g/ml and 0.87±0.02 g/ ml. Peak, breakdown, setback and final viscosities increased from 92.88±3.47 to109.34±0.23; 20.33±3.66 to 21.75±1.17; 32.16±0.84 to 44.59±0.25 and 102.71±1.00 to 132.00±1.06 RVU respectively. This study indicate that the 50% sweet potato and 50% red bambara groundnut flour blend will make a better product judging from its functional and pasting properties compared to other blends but will require a little more energy to cook comparing their pasting temperature and time.


2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 576-583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adebisola J. Aina ◽  
Kolawole O. Falade ◽  
John O. Akingbala ◽  
Pathelene Titus

2020 ◽  
pp. 28-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. S. Donaldben ◽  
O. O. Tanko ◽  
T. O. Hussaina

The research sought to investigate the functional properties of starches obtained from four Nigerian root and tubers, yam and sweet potato varieties, in order to facilitate their exploitation as substitute raw material for the local food and pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. The varieties, namely: white yam (Dioscorea rotundata), water yam (Dioscorea alorta), orange flesh sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) and cream flesh sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), their respective starches were obtained by wet separation techniques and were analyzed for their pasting properties, physic-chemical properties, starch yield on dry and wet basis, functional, starch purity, amylase and amylo-pectin were undertaken in order to determine their suitability for food and other uses. The peak time, pasting temperature, peak viscosity, holding strength, breakdown, set from peak and set back from through ranged from 7.3 – 8.3 mins, 65.4 – 71.3°C, 511.5 – 1001.2 BU, 860.8 – 871.3 BU, 300.1 – 306.9 BU, 240.8 – 248.1 BU and 400.4 – 510.9 BU respectively. There were significant differences (p<0.05) in the pasting properties. The crude protein, crude fat, crude fibre, ash, moisture and carbohydrate ranged from 1.55 – 1.85%, 0.09 – 0.12%, 0.12 – 0.22%, 1.32 – 2.05%, 10.72 – 11.09% and 85.59 – 86.20% respectively. There were significant differences (p<0.05) in the proximate composition of the starches. The starch yield on dry weight basis, starch weight on fresh weight basis, starch yield from tubers and percentage dry matter ranged from 56.84 – 85.88%, 22.75 – 36.07%, 18.02 – 26.00% and 40.02 – 44.01% respectively. There were significant differences (p<0.05) in the all the parameters. The bulk density, water absorption capacity, oil absorption capacity, gelatinization temperature, starch purity, amylase, amylo-pectin and pH ranged from 0.56 – 0.61g/cm3, 86.8 – 99.4%, 103.2 – 125.4%, 59.78 – 60.42°C, 95.28 – 96.55%, 27.25 – 29.37%, 70.63 – 72.63% and 6.82 – 6.91 respectively. There were significant differences (p<0.05) in all the parameters but no significant difference (p>0.05) in the pH. The starches from yam and sweet potato varieties starches can be exploited for diverse uses based on their different characteristics.


Food Research ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (S2) ◽  
pp. 24-30
Author(s):  
N. Zainol ◽  
S. Subramanian ◽  
A.S. Adnan ◽  
N.H. Zulkifli ◽  
A.A.M. Zain ◽  
...  

The market of composite flour is growing as consumer nowadays choosing a healthy diet as personal preference. The suitability of the composite flour for use as intermediate or finish food ingredients highly depends on its physicochemical properties and its nutritional value. In this study, four types of local fruit crops (particularly their seeds) namely rambutan, cempedak, durian and nangka were dried and ground into powder form. The physicochemical properties such as bulk density, pH, water absorption capacity (WAC), oil absorption capacity (OAC), foam stability (FS), foam capacity (FC) as well as gelatinization properties of these composite flour were studied. Mineral content and heavy metal analytes were also determined. Results for bulk density from the least to the higher amount was 0.54±0.00 g/mL, 0.57±0.00 g/mL, 0.58±0.01 g/mL, 0.66±0.00 g/mL , 0.70±0.00 g/mL and 0.72±0.00 g/mL for rambutan flour, cempedak flour, tapioca flour, nangka flour, wheat flour and durian flour, respectively. Both cempedak flour and nangka flour showed the lowest pH value (5.72±0.01, 5.73±0.00), followed by rambutan flour and durian flour (6.67±0.00, 6.90±0.00) which similar to that tapioca flour and wheat flour (6.65±0.1, 6.08±0.0), respectively. Rambutan flour, cempedak flour and wheat flours showed the highest value in% of foam stability meanwhile these composite flours showed the lowest value in% of foam capacity. Results for water absorption capacity (WAC) and oil absorption capacity (OAC) in a range of 6% to 42% and 8% to 12% respectively, however, durian flour obtained the highest value for WAC while the value for OAC was the lowest. All of the composite flour possesses gelling properties at 13% concentration except for cempedak flour which completely gels at 20% of concentration. Rambutan flour showed the highest mineral analyte particularly in Zinc (107.19±0.17) and Copper (14.22±0.27) followed by nangka flour [Zinc (64.20±0.32) and Copper (10.40±0.12)] and durian flour [Zinc (52.38±0.42) and Copper (7.97±0.05)]. Level of heavy metal toxicity was under risk for all types of composite flour.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura C. Okpala ◽  
Purrissima I. Ofoedu

Cookies were made from flour blends of 70% wheat and 30% sweet potato fortified with varying levels of brewers spent grain (BSG) flour. The BSG flour ranged between 0 and 9% of the flour weight. Cookies made with flour from 100% wheat served as the control. Studies were carried out on the functional properties of the flour blends, proximate composition, calorific values, physical characteristics and organoleptic quality of the cookies produced. Fortification of the blends with BSG flour reduced the bulk density from 1.24-1.08 g/mL and the water absorption capacity from 1.73-1.37g/g. Emulsion capacity increased from 76.10 – 83.45% and oil absorption from 2.20 – 3.66 g/g. The protein, fiber and ash contents of the cookies increased from 10.10-11.32%, 1.91-3.11% and 3.87-5.31% respectively. Cookies containing 9% BSG flour had the highest fibre content. Organoleptic studies revealed that cookies fortified with 3-6% BSG flour were more preferred than the control.


2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Márcia Vizzotto ◽  
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Elisa dos Santos Pereira ◽  
Juliana Rocha Vinholes ◽  
Priscila Cardoso Munhoz ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT: Sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) is one of the most popular and ancient roots of Brazil and it can be consumed at different forms such as boiled, roasted or as sweets. Its cooking can lead to physicochemical transformations altering the nutritional properties. The objective of this study was to evaluate the physicochemical characteristics, bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity of twelve sweet potato genotypes of varying pulp color in natura and roasted. Soluble solids, acidity, sugars, carotenoids, anthocyanins, phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity were analyzed in the following sweet potatoes genotypes: cream pulp (Rubissol, Cuia, ILS03, ILS10, ILS12, ILS24 and ILS44); orange pulp (Amelia and Beauregard); and purple pulp (ILS56, ILS16 and ILS71). According to the results, it was observed a wide variation among the sweet potato genotypes for all analyzed parameters, in both preparation forms. The antioxidant capacity was a parameter with wide variation among genotypes, 210.29 to 7870.57µg trolox equivalent/g in in natura form and 673.26 to 17306.22µg trolox equivalent/g in roasted form. Soluble solids, acidity, sugars and bioactive compounds, with the exception of carotenoids, tended to be concentrated, also increases the total antioxidant capacity, in roasted sweet potatoes. In conclusion, genotype and the color of sweet potatoes were parameters that had an influence on its chemical composition. Cultivars such as Amelia and Beauregard stood out by the amounts of total soluble solids and carotenoids, respectively. The selections ILS 16 and ILS 56 are recommended as sources of anthocyanins. Thermal process influenced the concentration of antioxidant compounds and changed some physicochemical characteristics.


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