A Frontier Review of Nutraceutical Chinese Yam. [PDF]
FoodsYams are the edible subterranean rhizomes, or tubers, of plants from the genus Dioscorea. There are approximately 600 species of yam plants in the world, with more than 90 of these growing in East Asia. One particular species, Dioscorea opposita Thunb., is highly praised as “the Chinese yam”.
Khol M, Ma F, Lei L, Liu W, Liu X.
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Domestic Cooking Affects the Prebiotic Performances of Chinese Yam. [PDF]
Foods, 2022 The appropriate domestic cooking methods can retain and protect the biological properties of foods well. Thus, the objective of this study was to unravel the effect of different cooking methods on the microbiota modulatory properties of yam and their non-starch polysaccharides by an in vitro simulated digestion and fermentation model.
Gong L +5 more
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Structural and Physicochemical Properties of a Chinese Yam Starch-Tea Polyphenol Complex Prepared Using Autoclave-Assisted Pullulanase Treatment. [PDF]
Foods, 2023 Interactions between food components have a positive impact in the field of food science. In this study, the effects of tea polyphenol on the structural and physicochemical properties of Chinese yam starch using autoclave-assisted pullulanase treatment ...
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Metabolome Profiling of Eight Chinese Yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.) Varieties Reveals Metabolite Diversity and Variety Specific Uses. [PDF]
Life (Basel), 2021 The Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.) is an underutilized orphan tuber crop. However, in China it has been used in traditional medicine and food for centuries due to the presence of high starch, protein, fiber, and biologically active compounds.
Zeng X, Liu D, Huang L.
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Potential of Chinese Yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turczaninow) By-Product as a Feed Additive in Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides): Turning Waste into Valuable Resources. [PDF]
Aquac Nutr, 2023 Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turczaninow) by-product produced in the water extraction process is commonly directly discarded resulting in a waste of resources and environmental pollution.
Chen M +9 more
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An underutilized orphan tuber crop-Chinese yam : a review. [PDF]
Planta, 2020 Abstract Main conclusion The diversification of food crops can improve our diets and address the effects of climate change, and in this context the orphan crop Chinese yam shows significant potential as a functional food.
Epping J, Laibach N.
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Transcriptomic analysis of Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.) variants indicates brassinosteroid involvement in tuber development. [PDF]
Front Nutr, 2023 Dioscorea is an important but underutilized genus of flowering plants that grows predominantly in tropical and subtropical regions. Several species, known as yam, develop large underground tubers and aerial bulbils that are used as food. The Chinese yam (
Riekötter J +4 more
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Authenticating the geographical origin of the Chinese yam (Tiegun) with stable isotopes and multiple elements. [PDF]
Food Chem X, 2023 The Chinese yam, an important orphan crop with both high nutrient and health promoting value, is mainly produced in the Yellow-Huai-Hai plain near the river basins in China.
Xiong F +9 more
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Dune soil nitrogen leaching for Chinese-yam cultivation: Impact of microbe-decomposable slow-release fertilizer. [PDF]
HeliyonChinese yam production is thriving in Aomori Prefecture, a cold and snowy region in Japan. Recently, there has been an increasing risk of nitrogen leaching in Chinese-yam fields, which consist of sandy soil, due to localized torrential rain.
Endo A.
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Sulfated Chinese Yam Polysaccharides Alleviate LPS-Induced Acute Inflammation in Mice through Modulating Intestinal Microbiota. [PDF]
Foods, 2023 This study aimed to test the preventive anti-inflammatory properties of Chinese yam polysaccharides (CYP) and sulfated Chinese yam polysaccharides (SCYP) on LPS-induced systemic acute inflammation in mice and investigate their mechanisms of action.
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