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Modern Concepts & Developments in Agronomy

Thinking of People’s Health, What about Cassava Crop and By-Products Gluten-Free?

  • Open or CloseY Beovides García*

    Doctor of Biological Sciences and Titular Researcher, Research Institute of Tropical Roots and Tuber Crops (INIVIT), Cuba

    *Corresponding author:Y Beovides García, Doctor of Biological Sciences and Titular Researcher, Research Institute of Tropical Roots and Tuber Crops (INIVIT), Apdo 6, Santo Domingo, CP 53 000, Villa Clara, Cuba

Submission: July 19, 2021;Published: July 22, 2021

DOI: 10.31031/MCDA.2021.09.000706

ISSN: 2637-7659
Volume9 Issue1

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Covid-19 has shown the weakness of our food and health systems worldwide. After the declaration of the global pandemic, consumers intend to improve their health through making better eating choices and implementing physical activities. Many people are trying to improve their gut health, because a healthy digestive system is associated with a strong immune response. Research have demonstrated that the resistant starch (present in cassava roots) has a substantial advantage over inulin and fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), because they can be consumed in a higher amount without causing adverse digestive effects, such as gas, bloating or cramps in healthy people recently.

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