Open AccessTítulo en español.
Author(s) -
W. J. C. Steele,
G. M. Sammy
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
the journal of agriculture of the university of puerto rico/the journal of agriculture of the university of puerto rico
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2308-1759
pISSN - 0041-994X
DOI - 10.46429/jaupr.v60i2.10572
Subject(s) - humanities , art
Six varieties from four species of yams (Dioscorea spp.) were studied. The use of 10% lye at 104° C with varying immersion times, depending on the variety, gave good results. Flesh losses were less for lye peeled than for "normal" hand peeled roots except in the case of Cush-cush. There was no free lye retention after peeling, nor did the heat treatment affect the cooking quality. It is concluded that yams can be lye peeled commercially.