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Corn smut as a food source: perspectives on biology, composition, and nutrition [Mexico]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: ArticleArticleLanguage: En Publication details: 1981ISSN:
  • 0099-0248
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  • 83-866838
 In: CRC Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition v. 15, no. 4, p. 321-35183-866838Summary: The potential use of corn smut, the semi-fleshy galls on diseased maize plants due to parasitic fungal (Ustilago maydis) action, is reviewed. Factors considered are: the extent of fungal infection; control, and eradication of corn smut with systemic fungicides; evolution of corn smut as a food; current processing and food use practices for corn smut in Mexico; research needed for exploiting corn smut as a food source; growth characteristics of Ustilago maydis in laboratory cultures; and fermentation studies on Ustilago maydis. It is concluded that naturally-occurring corn smut galls are of little importance as a wide-based food source for humans. While
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The potential use of corn smut, the semi-fleshy galls on diseased maize plants due to parasitic fungal (Ustilago maydis) action, is reviewed. Factors considered are: the extent of fungal infection; control, and eradication of corn smut with systemic fungicides; evolution of corn smut as a food; current processing and food use practices for corn smut in Mexico; research needed for exploiting corn smut as a food source; growth characteristics of Ustilago maydis in laboratory cultures; and fermentation studies on Ustilago maydis. It is concluded that naturally-occurring corn smut galls are of little importance as a wide-based food source for humans. While

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