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Food and Potential Industrial Applications of Bambara Groundnut

Food and Potential Industrial Applications of Bambara Groundnut

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Technology & EngineeringBotany & Horticulture

ISBN10: 3030739228
ISBN13: 9783030739225
Publisher: Springer
Published: Oct 8 2022
Pages: 237
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.54 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) is a crop native to the Bambara tribe of Mali and is grown as a subsistence crop in Africa. Recent advances in research, however, have brought the crop to the forefront of the sustainable agriculture movement.

The Bambara plant is highly drought tolerant and rich in protein and carbohydrates, including starch. These macromolecules have enormous industrial potentials. For example, the starch in Bambara grain has been found to exhibit higher (double) viscosity than conventional corn starch. Modified Bambara groundnut starch has been used to produce edible bioplastics that could be upgraded industrially to suit the fourth industrial revolution shift.

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