Nutritional Chemical Analysis of Taro (Colocasia esculenta Schott) Accessions from the State of Tabasco, Mexico

Título traducido de la contribución: Análisis Químico Nutricional de Accesiones de Taro (Colocasia esculenta Schott) del Estado de Tabasco, México

Xariss Myriam Sánchez Chino, Luis Jorge Corzo Ríos, Cristian Jiménez Martínez, Elizabeth Argüello García, MARTINEZ HERRERA JORGE

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Resumen

Objective: To determine the main nutritional properties and content of bioactive compounds of five varieties of taro, grown in the municipalities of Huimanguillo and Cunduacán, Tabasco.
Methodology: The Campechana, Chiapaneca, Tabasqueña, Dulce (P1 and P2) varieties were evaluated to determine their proximal chemical composition, non-nutritional compounds, and antioxidant activity. An analysis of variance and the Tukey test were applied to the data obtained.
Results: These varieties had a protein, lipid, ash, and moisture content of 1.13-3.95, 0.64-2.94, 1.58-7.32, and 2.28-5.34 %, respectively. In all cases, the starch content stood out with 62.7-74.7% values. This compound is important in the food industry because its functional properties enable its use in various food systems or other applications. Among the non-nutritional compounds, the following concentrations were identified: phytates (0.235-0.40 Eq/g sodium phytate / 100 g sample); total phenols (0.54-5.76 Eq/g gallic acid / 100 g sample); condensed phenols (1.20-1.51 Eq/mg catechin / 100 g sample); saponins (0.37-1.02 Eq/mg Diosgenin / 100 g sample); and trypsin inhibitors (0.00-0.70 UIT / 100 g sample). Finally, the antioxidant activity had 0.29-0.57 Eq/mg of trolox / g of flour values.
Limitations: This work had no limitations.
Conclusions: The varieties evaluated presented low concentration of non-nutritional compounds and adequate antioxidant activity; therefore, the taro varieties from the State of Tabasco can be considered sources of starch and compounds with antioxidant activity.

Título traducido de la contribuciónAnálisis Químico Nutricional de Accesiones de Taro (Colocasia esculenta Schott) del Estado de Tabasco, México
Idioma originalIndefinido/desconocido
Páginas (desde-hasta)1
Número de páginas8
PublicaciónAgro Productividad
Volumen0
N.º0
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 8 nov. 2021

Palabras clave

  • Colocasia esculenta,
  • antioxidants, taro, nutritional, starch.

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