What is it about?
Activation of sweetpotato endogenous amylasesincreasestarch hydrolysis to simpler sugars, but this work examines if this increase in soluble sugars also enhances in vivo energy bioavailability.
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Why is it important?
Our findings show that although activation of sweetpotato endogenous did not lead to increased invivo energy bioavailability, it led to reduction in starch content and hence facilitated the use of increased dry matter content in the preparation of sweetpotato complementary porridges. This work provides an opportunity for improving the nutrition of children.
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I hope that this article helps to increase the utilization of the orange fleshed sweetpotato in complementary feeding.
Agnes Nabubuya
Makerere University
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This page is a summary of: Effect of sweet potato endogenous amylase activation on in vivo
energy bioavailability and acceptability of soy-enriched orange-fleshed sweet potato complementary porridges, Food Science & Nutrition, April 2018, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.653.
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