Potato

the concentration outside the cell. As discussion in the introduction, the increase of solute concentration in the potato and less outside caused the potato to gain mass and swell. This resulted in the potato receiving water from the concentration outside the potato giving increasing its mass. This is an example of a hypotonic…

According to the Constitutional Rights Foundation, “more than half of the Irish people depended on the potato as the main part of their diet, and almost 40 percent had a diet consisting of entirely potatoes…if the potato crop failed, there was nothing to replace it.” It was in the summer of 1845 that the first sign of trouble occurred. The crop seemed to be flourishing, but when the potatoes were being harvested…

Potato or scientifically named as Solanum tuberosum is a raw ingredient that contains high in enzyme polyphenol oxidase (Faisal. S et.al, 2013) which influence in the oxidative activity when the potatoes are cut causing it to become brown in color (Vitti M.C et. al, 2011). Potatoes are not encouraged to be sun-dried as the slow process of removal of water will induce the growth of fungal on the food's surface (Faisal. S et.al, 2013). Blanching treatments or osmotic dehydration method where…

Lindsey: Hello, everyone. Over the last few months our group has been working on : “the wasting of ugly produce.” After studying world hunger as a class, we focused in on food insecurity in Napa. We started with three topics, after a while our group decided on food waste. After confirming that food waste in Napa was a big factor in food insecurity, we originally wanted to learn about restaurant food waste. However, we learned that most restaurants in Napa have learned to use all of their food…

Midterm 1. Alternative crops are crucial to changing the unhealthy dieting habits of modern culture as the reliance on calorie rich crops rise. The world is shifting its agricultural focus to crops like wheat, corn, and soybeans while crops like sweet potato, cassava and yam are declining in numbers (Parker, 2014). With such a limited number of crops being relied on to provide most dietary nutrition, those crops have to be specifically bred and genetically modified to keep up with the…

Sustainable Consumption: French fries The article, “Study Sheds Light on Broadening U.S. Hunger Problem” was very interesting to read. I am thankful for programs that help people out when they are in need for food because sometimes I have to get help from their services. I would always wonder why most healthy foods were for a higher price than unhealthy foods; I believe that is why most people are having a hard time getting rid of fat. Maybe stores should have discounts on items for college…

Sweet Potato Stew on the plane, she invents him to her village to taste her famous sweet potato stew. One day, Hector finally visit her, and he’s experiencing the time of his life. Laughing and dancing with her family and friend shows how enjoyable the moment is. The party end and Hector leaves with open…

1a. The results from Figure 1 illustrate that the control treatment of the Tomato plant, has a maximum quantum yield of Photosystem II than chilled plants. It appears that over time, the average Fv/Fm seems to be constant with no drastic changes in the levels, with values staying between the ranges of 0.7 to 0.8 Fv/Fm. On the other hand, the chilled treatment of Tomato plants begins at 0.2257 Fv/Fm at time = 0 minutes, and the last plant has a Fv/Fm value of 0.6526 when time is at 150 minutes.…

Stanley Fish wrote Getting Coffee Is Hard to Do, to talk about how hard it is to get a cup of coffee today. It used to be that when you wanted a cup of coffee you went into a nondescript place fitted out largely in linoleum, Formica, and neon, sat down at a counter, and, in response to a brisk “What’ll you have, dear?” said, “Coffee and a cheese Danish.” Twenty seconds later, tops, they arrived, just as you were settling into the sports page (Fish, n.d.). He then continues on to say how the…

shake my head violently back and forth, spraying him, and also, the table, the chairs, my walls and most definitely my floors, as my hair whipped back and forth. Sliding from his grip once more as he tried to avoid potato projectiles to his eyes. Completely covered in ick, and digging potato out of the corner of his eye, he yelled "Truce!" Before flopping to the floor beside me. Lying side-by-side on our backs in the center of my kitchen, covered head to toe in mashed potatoes, we stared…