ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021
The Potential of Sweetpotato as a Functional Food in Sub-Saharan Africa and Its Implications for Health: A Review.
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- Genome-wide identification and functional characterization of ABA and salt stress responsive AITRs transcriptional repressors genes in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas).BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- Antioxidative enzymes as markers for the selection of advanced sweet potato breeding lines underFrontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Anthocyanins From Sweet Potatoes (Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
- Techno-functional, nutritional, and health-promoting properties enhancement of mopane worm and orange-fleshed sweet potato flour blends via ultrasonication and controlled fermentation.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Comparative analysis of the LEA gene family in seven Ipomoea species, focuses on sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.).BMC plant biology · 2024Article
- Comparative Analysis of Nutrients, Phytochemicals, and Minerals in Colored Sweet Potato (Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Bioactive Compound Diversity in a Wide Panel of Sweet Potato (Metabolites · 2024Article
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- NIR sensors combined with chemometric algorithms in intelligent quality evaluation of sweetpotato roots from 'Farm' to 'Table': Progresses, challenges, trends, and prospects.Food chemistry: X · 2024Review
- A Small Auxin-Up RNA Gene,Genes · 2024Article
- Indonesian market demand patterns for food commodity sources of carbohydrates in facing the global food crisis.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Anthocyanin-Containing Purple Sweet Potato (Journal of experimental pharmacology · 2023Article
- Household Processing Methods and Their Impact on Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activities of Sweetpotato Genotypes of Varying Storage Root Flesh Colours.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Antifungal Volatile Organic Compounds from Streptomyces setonii WY228 Control Black Spot Disease of Sweet Potato.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2022Article
- A rational definition for functional foods: A perspective.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Sweet Potato New Varieties Screening Based on Morphology, Pulp Color, Proximal Composition, and Total Dietary Fiber ContentFrontiers in plant science · 2022Article
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Abstract
Increasing urbanization in developing countries has resulted in busier lifestyles, accompanied by consumption of fast foods. The consequence is an increased prevalence in noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Food-based approaches would be cheaper and more sustainable in reducing these NCDs compared to drugs, which may have side effects. Studies have suggested that consuming functional foods could potentially lower NCD risks. Sweetpotato is regarded as a functional food because it contains bioactive compounds. Recently, sweetpotato has gained attention in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), but research has focused on its use in alleviating micronutrient deficiencies such as vitamin A deficiency, particularly the orange-fleshed variety of sweetpotato. Some studies conducted in other parts of the world have investigated sweetpotato as a functional food. There is a need to characterize the sweetpotato varieties in SSA and determine how processing affects their bioactive components. This review highlights some of the studies conducted in various parts of the world on the functionality of sweetpotato, its bioactive compounds, and how these are influenced by processing. In addition, the potential health benefits imparted by sweetpotato are expounded. The knowledge gaps that remain in these studies are also addressed, focusing on how they can direct sweetpotato research in SSA.
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