cancer‚ problems on bowel movement and high blood pressure. Eating vegetables can also fight obesity. Vegetables are excellent filler foods because they are low in fat‚ low in calories and high in fiber. It has a high nutritional value than the common potato. Background of the Study The reason why we came up with this project is because we thought of having a nutritious vegetable like “Kamote tops” into a healthy tea. We chose Kamote tops because it is high in complex carbohydrates and dietary fibers
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"FEASIBILITY OF SWEET POTATO AS AN ADDITIVE IN MAKING HOTCAKE" Related literature The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)‚ a member of the morning glory family‚ Convolvulaceae‚ is a grown for its tuberlike roots. Native to the American tropics‚ it is rich in vitamin A. Europeans brought back the plant to their continent in the 16th century and it later spread to Asia. About 4 to 5 months of warm weather are required for adequate yields. All varieties have long vines‚ often exceeding 3m (10ft). Most
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24 IEEE JOURNAL ON EMERGING AND SELECTED TOPICS IN CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS‚ VOL. 2‚ NO. 1‚ MARCH 2012 Design Optimization and Implementation for RF Energy Harvesting Circuits Prusayon Nintanavongsa‚ Student Member‚ IEEE‚ Ufuk Muncuk‚ David Richard Lewis‚ and Kaushik Roy Chowdhury‚ Member‚ IEEE Abstract—A new design for an energy harvesting device is proposed in this paper‚ which enables scavenging energy from radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic waves. Compared to common alternative energy sources
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KAMOTE LEAVES AS ANTI-OXIDANT A Science Investigatory Project Corcuera National High School Corcuera‚ Romblon TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Background of the study Statement of the Problem Significance of the Study Scope and Delimitation of the study REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES Definition of terms Research Hypothesis Assumption of the study RESEARCH METODOLOGY Research Design Research Methods
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case study Down East Spud Busters Down East Spud Busters is part of a conglomerate that represents the potato growers of eastern Canada and northern Maine and that also overseas the collection‚ processing‚ and distribution of potatoes products. For many years‚ the industry functioned as a local cooperative. The cooperative was simply a collection center where potatoes were weighed and received‚ washed and graded‚ bagged and distributed. Potatoes were the only product. Potatoes were distributed
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(GROUP 1) 1 ABSTRACT Talbos ng Kamote or a Sweet Potato Tops is one of those vegetables that can be planted in a backyard‚ but some never eat them all for some reasons. These green leafy tops have the highest content of total polyphenolic‚ among other commercial vegetables studied.
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getting big. It helps lower blood sugar and cholesterol of patients with type 2 diabetes. According to Wiki.answers.com: Sweet potato tops are excellent sources of antioxidative compounds‚ mainly polyphenolics‚ which may protect the human body from oxidative stress that is associated with many diseases including cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Sweet potato greens have the highest content of total polyphenolics among other commercial vegetables studied. Sweet potatoes contain protein‚
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America. In Central America‚ Kamote tops were domesticated at least 5‚000 years ago. Sweet potatoes are native to Central America and are one of the oldest vegetables known to man. They have been consumed since prehistoric times as evidenced by sweet potato relics dating back 10‚000 years that have been discovered in Peruvian caves. Christopher Columbus brought sweet potatoes to Europe after his first voyage to the New World in 1492. By the 16th century‚ they were brought to the Philippines by Spanish
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region‚ its operations could be divided into * Crops * Animals * extension services CROPS The organization has been providing farmers with maize‚ beans‚ pigeon pea‚ cowpea‚ tomato‚ and amaranth seeds‚ potatoes‚ cassava and sweet potato vines for planting The region being of high agricultural potential‚ the crops did exceptionally well. The major crops for which survey was done were as follows: i. MAIZE The farmers were provided with improved maize varieties such as Nduma
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Effect of Osmosis on Potato Aim: To investigate the effect osmosis has on potato pieces that are placed in different concentrations of sugar solutions in water. Hypothesis: I believe that the more saturated the solution is the lighter the potato will be‚ and the potato in the clear water will weigh more after being left in the solution over a 24 hour period. This is because the cell membranes in the potato act as semi permeable membranes (meaning that they only allow certain molecules through)
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