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Vol. 11, Issue 6 (2022)
Bioactive components, food applications and health benefits of yam (Dioscorea spp.): A review
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Pranav Singh and Twinkle
Pranav Singh and Twinkle
Abstract:
The quest for a food secure and safe world has led to continuous effort toward improvements of global food and health systems. While the developed countries seem to have these systems stabilized, some parts of the world still face enormous challenges. Yam (Dioscorea species) is an orphan crop, widely distributed globally; and has contributed enormously to food security especially in sub-Saharan Africa because of its role in providing nutritional benefits and income. Additionally, yam has non-nutritional components called bioactive compounds, which offer numerous health benefits ranging from prevention to treatment of degenerative diseases. Pharmaceutical application of diosgenin and dioscorin, among other compounds isolated from yam, has shown more prospects recently. Despite the benefits embedded in yam, reports on the nutritional and therapeutic potentials of yam have been fragmented and the diversity within the genus has led to much confusion. An overview of the nutritional and health importance of yam will harness the crop to meet its potential towards combating hunger and malnutrition, while improving global health.
The quest for a food secure and safe world has led to continuous effort toward improvements of global food and health systems. While the developed countries seem to have these systems stabilized, some parts of the world still face enormous challenges. Yam (Dioscorea species) is an orphan crop, widely distributed globally; and has contributed enormously to food security especially in sub-Saharan Africa because of its role in providing nutritional benefits and income. Additionally, yam has non-nutritional components called bioactive compounds, which offer numerous health benefits ranging from prevention to treatment of degenerative diseases. Pharmaceutical application of diosgenin and dioscorin, among other compounds isolated from yam, has shown more prospects recently. Despite the benefits embedded in yam, reports on the nutritional and therapeutic potentials of yam have been fragmented and the diversity within the genus has led to much confusion. An overview of the nutritional and health importance of yam will harness the crop to meet its potential towards combating hunger and malnutrition, while improving global health.
There are many types of spread and jams that are consumed in day to day life. They are usually having a good taste and some of them are nutritious, providing health benefits along with preventing from various health diseases. In this regards, yam could be a appropriate alterative in respects of providing health benefits because of the presence of various bioactive components in it that act effectively on the human body. Apart from this what changes occurred in the biochemical, minerals and anti-nutritional composition of yam spread when it is blended with processed cheese. This review makes a conscious attempt to provide an overview regarding the nutritional, bioactive compositions and therapeutic potentials of yam spread. Insights on how to increase its utilization for a greater impact are elucidated.
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How to cite this article:
Pranav Singh, Twinkle. Bioactive components, food applications and health benefits of yam (Dioscorea spp.): A review. Pharma Innovation 2022;11(6):2092-2102.
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- E-ISSN Number: 2277-7695
- P-ISSN Number: 2349-8242
- CODEN Code: PIHNBQ
- ZDB-Number: 2663038-2
- IC Journal ID: 7725
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