Nutritional Value Of Dioscorea Bulbifera (Aerial Yam)

Nutritional Value Of Dioscorea Bulbifera (Aerial Yam)

Abstract

Dioscorea bulbifera is a major stable food crop which is a species of yam extensively distributed around the world in tropical and tropical regions. Dioscorea bulbifera have been traditionally used to lower glycemic indicator, therefore furnishing a more sustained form of energy and better protection against rotundity and diabetics, it also hasanti-cancer parcels. The present study was accepted to probe the nutritive profile and phytochemical webbing of Discorea bulbifera. Which contain protein7.47, humidity14.74, ash2.56, fiber0.35, carbohydrate73.62. It also show the presence of some minerals like, Ca, Mg, K, P, and Na with some phytochemical analysis like saponin, tannin, flavoured and alkaloids.

Chapter One

Preface

Dioscorea bulbifera is a species of yam, it’s one of the early foods, it was considerably cultivated and used by the generation of individual as an house hold name, means of survival, drug and foodetc. with different system of cuisine, some repast, pustule, and eat with oil painting and seasoning, depending an existent. It has been agreed upon that people of old leave longer and the healthy, in separate of their none exposure, low health care system, poor sanitation and hygiene than the present century, indeed with all these installation close to our door step yet numerous fall appeal to colorful type of sickness and numerous wonder why?

An evaluation on the kind o food people of old depend on was set up out to be the secret in other to corroborate, and confirm.( Oke, 1990). The most common tubers that were feed on by the old was picked and worked on. This was to check for the nutritional value, significance and uses of the upstanding yam. Unexpectedly utmost people cure not know similar yam live, and it’s infrequently vended in request. Only many people in this part of the eastern land still cultivate this yam species because of the value and significance.

This study is to help you set up at the nutritional content of the upstanding yam being one of the food eaten by people of the old which is their secret for healthy living and to inspire numerous people to readdress utmost the crop being cultivated and gathered by people of old and more light should be thrown on them.