Inca Peanut
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Inca nut is a semi-woody, vining perennial plant in the Euphorbiaceae family native to the high altitude rain forests of the Andes in South America. It is grown for the large seed and seed oil, used in cooking. Raw seeds are inediblebut roasting after shelling makes them palatable. The viscous...
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Abstract, Food Science and Nutrition, 2018 Plukenetia volubilisor Inca peanut is a promising plant with high economic value. Its seeds can be pressed for oil production or roasted and served as a snack, while the dried leaves can be used to make a kind of tea. Although the oil from the cold‐...
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30/10/2015 La noix d’Inca (Plukenetia volubilis) est une plante de la forêt d’Amazonie en Amérique du Sud où elle a été utilisée comme une source de nourriture sauvage depuis plus de 3000 ans. Elle est reconnue en tant que source importante d’huile végétale et est maintenant beaucoup plus cultivée sur de...
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Abstract, International Journal of Food Properties, 2019 The object of this study was to determine the effect of cooking method on the fatty acid composition, mineral content, and physicochemical properties of Sacha inchi. The analysis showed that roasting at 160 for 6minutes significantly...