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Title: ?PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF STARCHES FROM SOME NIGERIAN CUL- TIVARS OF THREE-LEAVED YAM, DI- OSCOREA DUMETORUM (KUNTH) PAX
Authors: Anthony P Udoh, Akpan J Umoudoh
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research (Series B: Biological Sciences)
Publisher: PCSIR Scientific Information Centre
Country: Pakistan
Year: 1999
Volume: 42
Issue: 6
Language: English
Keywords: Dioscorea dumetorumStarchPhysico-chemical properties.
The granules of D. dumetorum starch are very fine (about 2- 5 microns). Table 1shows the percentage of starch extracted from the white and yellowcultivars. It isevident that the starch content of D. dumetorum is far lower than those of most substances commonly used as starch food materials.
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