2019年1月18日 · Most of the carbohydrates are the major dry matter component of lesser yam "tugi" flour. Most of the carbohydrates is starch, which counts 83% dry weight of tuber, followed by 82% sugar, 0.47ﾃつｱ 0. 68% crude protein, 5.05ﾃつｱ 0.04% moisture content, 2.38ﾃつｱ 0.03% ash content, 1.56ﾃつｱ 56% crude fiber, and 0.47ﾃつｱ 0 ...

Dioscorea esculenta, commonly known as the lesser yam, is a yam species native to Island Southeast Asia and introduced to Near Oceania and East Africa by early Austronesian voyagers. It is grown for their edible tubers, though it has smaller tubers than the more widely-cultivated Dioscorea alata and is usually spiny. [2]

2011年12月1日 · Five Philippine varieties of purple yam or ube (Dioscorea alata) — Daking, Kimabajo, Rapang-rapang, Sampero, and Shiket, and two varieties of lesser yam or tugui (Dioscorea esculenta)— Highland and...

It grows in thickets, swamp forest and secondary forests at low altitudes up to 1500 m. It performs best in well-drained, friable, organic matter-rich soils with pH 5.5–6.5. It is cultivated in home gardens. The oval to spindle-shaped, soft, mucilaginous tubers are rich in starch and are eaten like potatoes after cooking, boiling or roasting.

The purpose of this study was to assess the sensory acceptability of Tugi (Dioscorea esculenta) in varied quantities in baking muffins in terms of appearance, fragrance, taste, texture, and overall acceptability. Fifty respondents were selected at random from a barangay in Maddela, Quirino.

2020年9月16日 · Yam (Dioscorea species) is an orphan crop, widely distributed globally; and has contributed enormously to food security especially in sub-Saharan Africa because of its role in providing...

2017年8月7日 · Most tugi grown are from rural areas of Pangasinan, La Union, Bataan Islands, Cagayan, and Benguet. Farming tugi produces edible root crop that are then sold to public markets at limited supply.

Scientific name: Dioscorea esculenta. Translated in Ilocano-English dictionaries as “lesser yam” or Goa yam. (To compare, the more extensively cultivated ube is referred to as “greater yam” and has the scientific name Dioscorea alata). Common local names include tuge, tugeder, tugui, aneg, apali, boga, dukai, kamiging, luttu, toñgo, and tuñgo.

Tugi, Dioscoria esculenta, lesser yam, asiatic yam - Philippine Herbal Mediciine - An illustrated compilation of medicinal plants in the Philippines by Dr Godofredo Stuart, with botanical information, chemical properties, folkloric uses and research studies.

Tugi is a root tuber from vine plant with heart-shaped leaves. The root tuber is similar in size to a long kamote with thin plastic like skin. The skin is sometimes covered with small root hairs. Tugi are usually boiled like kamote or cooked with vegetables, like the Ilocano Buridibud.