Quality assessment of industrial cassava products from Nigeria
2010
Nwankwo, O.O.,Imo State Univ., Owerri (Nigeria). Dept. of Agricultural Economics | Nwajiuba, C.U.,Imo State Univ., Owerri (Nigeria). Dept. of Agricultural Economics | Eze, C.C.,Federal Univ. of Technology, Owerri (Nigeria). Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Qualities of industrial cassava flour, gari and starch from Southeast were studied. Southeast is one of the major cassava producing zones in Nigeria. The suitability of the products for export based on moisture content (MC) and hydrogen cyanide (HCN) content was assessed. Purposively three of the five states and seven processing firms in Southeast Zone were sampled. From the lists obtained from relevant agencies, the firms were sampled based on extent of mechanization. Data were collected for three months using questionnaires. Laboratory analysis showed that National Root Crops Research Institute obtained the best MC (6.0%) and HCN (6.5 mg/kg) for flour, best MC (7.3%) and HCN (8.2 mg/kg) for gari, while Ngor obtained best MC (7.8%) and Nigerian Starch Mill best HCN (6.0 mg/kg) for starch. The MC and HCN levels were within export ranges. Using Anova test, significant difference was established in mean MC and HCN levels of all products except for HCN of starch. The products from Southeast are suitable for export.
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