Author(s)

Xia Zhang, Ruirui Zhang, Zijie Liu, Min Liu, Shuming Zhong, Hanjiao Hu, Yanzhen Yin

Corresponding Author

Yanzhen Yin

ABSTRACT

Selenium (SE) is one of the 15 essential trace elements for human body, which plays an important role in maintaining human health. Scientific selenium supplement is one of the most effective measures to prevent and treat diseases caused by selenium deficiency, improve health and delay aging. Due to the important role of selenium rich agricultural products in human health, the development of selenium rich starch has important industrial value and market significance. In this paper, the industrial background, progress, development methods and application prospects of selenium-enriched cassava starch were summarized, and the problems faced in the development of selenium-enriched cassava starch were summarized, which provided guidance for the stable development and application of selenium-enriched cassava starch in the next step.

KEYWORDS

Selenium rich agricultural products, Functional agriculture, Cassava, Development, Application