Agriculture of Starchy Crops: Varieties, Landraces and Cultural Treatments, Volume Two in the Underground Starchy Crops of South American Origin series, brings information on the applied level of producing and using starch from a range of plants grown in tropical and subtropical areas of South American origin. The book presents the economic and social importance of these crops that store starch in underground organs. The title also explores bioactive compounds as a way for the valorization the crops, along with commercial and traditional cultivation in South America (Colombia/Venezuela/Andean highlands, Mexico, Brazilian savannah and Pantanal, besides the Amazon forest), bringing botanical information, too. Edited by a team of experts with a solid background in starch extraction research, this book is ideal for anyone involved in research and development, as well as anyone in cultivation, quality control and legislation in the field of starch.

Starches for Food Application: Chemical, Technological and Health Properties examines the scientific, technological and nutritional knowledge of different types of starches, including their production and application in food, health and the environment. The book covers the links between biosynthesis, structure and the environmental impact on processing and nutrition. In addition, it covers starch identification and evaluation methods, along with production methodologies for food application, new sources of starch, modified starches for food application, and the relationship between starch, nutrition and health.

This book presents a collection of studies that gather the leading researches and trends concerning the binomial bread-health. Topics discussed include possibilities and trends of use of other ingredients for mixture with the flour aiming to improve the nutritional value and/or use by-products those are beneficial to health; the use of fruits and their derivatives with high antioxidant capacity and as a source of fibres or resistant starch; and the use of whole wheat flour, obtained in a stone mill, returns to the past and appears as an option for high-fibre product, containing lower glycaemic index carbohydrates; it focuses on an audience more concerned about health, as well as it shows the possibilities of replacing chemical additives by enzymes.