Proximate Analysis and Production of Bio-ethanol from Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas) White Cultivars obtained from Samaru Zaria

Some Proximate Properties Of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea Batatas L) As Influenced By Cooking Methods

The effect of cooking methods on some proximate properties of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L) was investigated. With the initial properties of the fresh sweet potatoes (sample A) determined, 600g each of samples B, C and D were boiled peeled, boiled unpeeled and roasted unpeeled respectively. The properties determined for the samples are moisture content, ash, fibre, protein, fat, carbohydrate...

Anti-ulcer activity of Ipomoea batatas tubers (sweet potato)

Background: Peptic ulcers occur in that part of the gastrointestinal tract which is exposed to gastric acid and pepsin, i.e., the stomach and duodenum. Gastric and duodenal ulcers are common pathologies that may be induced by a variety of factors such as stress, smoking and noxious agents including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Ipomoea batatas tubers (sweet potato) contain ample amount...

In vivo wound healing and antiulcer properties of white sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

The potential of tuber flour of Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. cv. Brazlândia Branca (white sweet potato) as wound healing and antiulcerogenic agent was investigated in vivo in animal model. Excision on the back of Wistar rats was performed to induce wounds that were topically treated with Beeler's base containing tuber flour of white sweet potato at 2.5%. Number of cells undergoing metaphase and th...

Anthocyanins in Purple Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) Varieties

Anthocyanins from purple sweet potatoes can serve as natural colorants due to their high heat and light stability and are commonly used in juices, alcoholic beverages, jams, confectioneries, bread, snacks and noodles. There are several commercially available varieties of purple sweet potatoes, which can vary in storage root size, shape, and color. During the last decade sweet potato cultivars w...

The Partial Purification and Properties of Antibiotic Substances from the Sweet Potato Plant (ipomoea Batatas).