Sweet Potato [Ipomea batatas (L) Lam.]: A Nutritional and Valuable Medicinal Food
Pinki Mohapatra*
Regional Centre, ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Bhubaneswar, Odisha (751 019), India
Samarendra Narayan Mallick
Regional Centre, ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Bhubaneswar, Odisha (751 019), India
]Sarita Biswal
Regional Centre, ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Bhubaneswar, Odisha (751 019), India
Vijay Bahadur Singh Chauhan
Regional Centre, ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Bhubaneswar, Odisha (751 019), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Ipomea batatas, Phytochemical, Staple food, Sweet potato
Abstract
Sweet potato (Ipomea batatas L.) is a useful tuber vegetable. It has many beneficial properties like anti-oxidative, anti-diabetic, anti-cancer, anti-inflamatory activities and it is possible due to the presence of phytochemicals like saponin, flavonoids, phenolic compounds etc. in it. It also consists of many nutritional values so it considered as a valuable staple food.
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