Use and nutritive value of talet beans,Amphicarpaea bracteata (Fabaceae: Phaseoleae) as human food in Puebla, México

1999 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 427-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Basurto PeñA ◽  
Genoveva Villalobos ◽  
Miguel A. MartíNez ◽  
Angela Sotelo ◽  
Leticia Gil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritive Value ◽  
Human Food ◽  
Amphicarpaea Bracteata

Australian Dry-zone Acacias for Human Food

1992 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritive Value ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
Tree Breeding ◽  
Forest Tree ◽  
Forest Tree Breeding ◽  
Human Food ◽  
Dry Zone ◽  
Working Groups ◽  
Seed Yields ◽  
Food Value

Australia's unique and diverse woody flora has become socially, economically and environmentally important in many other countries. The seed of some Acacia species showing promise in planting programs in semi-arid areas has been a part of the traditional diet of Australia's Aboriginal people. The dry seed may be ground to flour, mixed with water and eaten as a paste or baked to form a cake. Forest tree breeding has focussed on wood production, selecting taller, faster-growing varieties. The same principles of selection and improvement can be applied to improve seed yields and nutritional properties of shrubs. The selection criteria would include seed characters such as taste, seed coat thickness and nutritive value to maximize their food value. The book looks at the possibility of building upon the traditional knowledge of Aboriginal Australians, using modern scientific methods, for the benefit of people in the world's dry areas. Australian Dry-zone Acacias for Human Food documents the proceedings of a workshop held at Glen Helen, Northern Territory, Australia. The purpose of the meeting was to examine the idea of developing the food value of the seed of Australia's dry-zone acacias. This book covers a summary of the workshop conlcusions, the invited papers, and recommendations of the working groups.

Food protein sources

1976 ◽  
Vol 274 (934) ◽  
pp. 489-498 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritive Value ◽  
Food Protein ◽  
Mobile Laboratory ◽  
Potential Yield ◽  
Human Food ◽  
Protein Sources ◽  
Micro Organisms

Work on food, planned by the U.M. (Use and Management) Section of the U.K. committee, was limited to sources of protein because we agreed that more problems calling for research were likely to arise in getting adequate supplies of protein than of other types of food. Deer meat can be produced on land too rough and exposed for sheep; parts of the work on their metabolism and food requirements necessitated building a mobile laboratory. The manner in which the nutritive value of maize is affected by changes in the ratios in which the component proteins are present, stimulated similar studies on barley and groundnut. There is good quality protein in coconuis and leaves but its use in human food is restricted by the presence of fibre. Methods for separating protein from fibre and other deleterious components were improved. In cooperation with scientists in India and Nigeria, the potential yield of protein from different leafy crops was measured. Various abundant but protein-deficient foods, e.g. cassava, were ‘ ennobled ’ by growing micro-organisms on them with the addition of a cheap source of nitrogen.

Effect of drought condition on the quality of camel milk

1980 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reuven Yagil ◽  
Zipora Etzion
Keyword(s):  
Nutritive Value ◽  
Salt Content ◽  
Urea Concentration ◽  
Camel Milk ◽  
Arid Areas ◽  
Drought Condition ◽  
Water Restriction ◽  
Human Food

SummaryTen-day periods of water restriction followed by 2 h ad lib. water caused radical changes in camel milk. The changes were different from those reported in other mammals. At the end of each dehydration period there were increased water percentages in the milk when compared with milk of hydrated camels. The content of fat, lactose and protein declined. Concentrations of Na, K, phosphate and chloride in milk increased while Ca and Mg concentration declined. The urea concentration of the milk was unchanged. The young suckling calves showed no signs of stress during the dehydration periods. It was concluded that the milk of dehydrated camels is an excellent human food in arid areas, as the water and salt content are high while the nutritive value remains good.

Clones and the Human Food Chain

2008 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
GREG FEERO
Keyword(s):  
Food Chain ◽  
Human Food ◽  
Human Food Chain

South Florida Tropicals: Carambola

EDIS ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Simonne ◽  
Linda Bobroff
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Nutritive Value ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
Star Fruit ◽  
Major Revision

The carambola or star fruit is native to Southeast Asia. It was introduced to Florida about 100 years ago. This 4-page fact sheet is a major revision that discusses availability, selection, uses, nutritive value, and food safety during preparation of carambola. This document also includes several recipes.

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