Tropical and subtropical countries have unfavorable climatic conditions for grain production. These countries are therefore heavily dependent on grain imports to provide basic food products to their populations (FAO; Byerlee, 1987 1-2). In 1960, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) initiated a composite flour program aimed at providing developing countries with the technology to improve their country's food security. Composite flour is a mixture of cereal flours and root tubers. Ground legume flour such as soy may also be added to increase the protein content of the composite flour. Wheat is often the grain incorporated into the mix, but grains such as corn, rice, buckwheat, and millet may also be used (Popper, 2006). Root crops are energy-rich edible underground plant structures developed from modified roots. While tuberous crops are those crops in which storage organs rich in edible carbohydrates develop totally or partially from underground stems (Okigbo 1989). Root and tuber crops are important in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Some of the major root tuber crops grown are cassava, yams, yams, and taro (dasheen). Flour obtained from roots can be partially substituted for wheat flour in the production of bread, cakes and pastries (Arenillo et al, 2012; Mongi et al, 2011; Okorie and Onyeneke, 2012; Rangel et al, 2011; Njintang et al 2008 ).Colocasia esculenta (L.) is native to the tropical region from India to Indonesia and is now widely cultivated in Africa, Asia, the Pacific region and the Caribbean (Matthews 2004, 55-71). The root crop is commonly known as dashen in the Caribbean. He was originally brother...... middle of paper...... 2013. http://slaverebellion.org/index.php?page=african-contribution-to-american-cultureTitus, Pathleen and Bradley Georges . 2013. Caribbean Publication No. 15 - HQ/032/12 Development policies and initiatives needed to strengthen the root and tuber (RT) and protected agriculture (PA) industries in. Trinidad: CARDI. Assessed November 28, 2013. http://www.cardi.org/cfc-pa/files/downloads/2013/04/Publ-10-PA-RT-VCs-Titus-BG-merged.pdfTobago News. 2013. “Tobago Blue Food Festival 2013: celebrating 15 years”. The Tobago News, 20 October. Accessed November 22, 2013. http://www.thetobagonews.com/news/Tobago--Blue-Food-Festival-2013--Celebrating-15-Years-228522911.htmlPopper, Lutz, ed. 2006. The Future of Flour: A Compendium on Flour Improvement. Christchurch: AgriMedia. Assessed November 11, 2013. http://www.muehlenchemie.de/english/know-how/future-of-flour.html