TITLE:
Effect of Technological Treatments on Cassava (Manihot Esculenta Crantz) Composition
AUTHORS:
Sahoré Drogba Alexis, Nemlin Gnopo Jean
KEYWORDS:
Cassava, Semolina, Attiéké, Composition, Technological Treatment
JOURNAL NAME:
Food and Nutrition Sciences,
Vol.1 No.1,
August
6,
2010
ABSTRACT: The composition of cassava roots and those of its derived food (attiéké and semolina), were determined. The comparative study of the cassava roots composition with those of the semolina and attiéké has shown that the technological applied treatments in the preparation of cassava meal and attiéké influenced its composition. Thus, apart from the lipids content and energy values which slightly increased, all the components (protein, ash, cellulose, carbohydrates, starch and hydrocyanic acid) decreased in food derived from cassava.