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Tropical plants with unusual taste properties

Economic Botany volume 22, pages 326–331 (1968)Cite this article

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A screening program of tropical plants for unusual taste properties gave some leads that suggested the need for further laboratory evaluation and exploration to determine their economic importance. Taste–modifying substances were of interest for applications in some food and pharmaceutical uses. Intensely sweet substances of superior taste quality were sought for applications in dietetic foods. Plants that were selected for further research wereSynsepalum dulcificum Daniell, Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii Diels, andThaumatococcus daniellii Benth.

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  1. G. E Inglett

    Present address: Northern Utilization Research and Development Division, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Peoria, Illinois

  2. Joann F May

    Present address: Atlas Chemical Industries, Wilmington, Delaware

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    Inglett, G.E., May, J.F. Tropical plants with unusual taste properties. Econ Bot 22, 326–331 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02908127

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    Keywords

    • Nigeria
    • Economic Botany
    • Glycyrrhizin
    • Tropical Plant
    • Stevioside