Development of Value Added Food Products with Incorporation of Colocasia Leaves (Colocasia esculenta)

Abstract

Colocasia is a member of the Araceae family is an ancient crop grown throughout the humid tropics for its edible corns, cormels and leaves, as well as for other traditional uses (Anju Rani et al., 2017). Cocoyam is a wellknown food plant which has a long history of cultivation. Its corns are important source of starch. The corns can be cut up and boiled in curries or fried to make crispy chips. The leaf stalk and matured leaves are also eaten as vegetables (Odedeji et al., 2014).