Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and Yam (Dioscorea spp.) Crops and Their Derived Foodstuffs: Safety, Security and Nutritional Value

• Published in: Critical reviews in food science and nutrition Vol. 56; no. 16; pp. 2714 - 2727
• Main Authors: Ferraro, Vincenza, Piccirillo, Clara, Tomlins, Keith, Pintado, Manuela E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 09.12.2016; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Agricultural economics; business enterprises; Cassava; Crop science; Crops; Crops, Agricultural - chemistry; Cyanides - analysis; Developing countries; Dioscorea; Dioscorea - chemistry; economic valuation; energy; Farmers; Food Analysis; Food and Nutrition; Food Contamination - analysis; food law; Food Microbiology; Food Safety; Food security; Food Supply; foods; Heavy metals; income; LDCs; Life Sciences; Manihot - chemistry; Manihot esculenta; markets; Metals, Heavy - analysis; Mycotoxins - analysis; Nutritive Value; Pesticides; Pesticides - analysis; postharvest losses; processing technology; roots; toxic substances; tropical and subtropical crops; tropical crops; tubers; yam; yams; food safety; yam; tropical crops; food security; Cassava

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and yam (Dioscorea spp.) are tropical crops consumed by ca. 2 billion people and represent the main source of carbohydrate and energy for the approximately 700 million people living in the tropical and sub-tropical areas. They are a guarantee of food security for d...