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four weeks. Roots can be peeled and frozen. Traditional methods include packing the roots in
moist mulch to extend shelf life.
The flour can be used for baking breads. Dried roots can be milled into flour. Typically,
cassava flour may be used as partial substitute for wheat flour in making bread. Bread made
wholly from cassava has been marketed in USA to meet the needs of people with allergies to
wheat flour. The fresh cassava roots can be sliced thinly and deep fried to make a product
similar to potato chips. They can be cut into larger spear-like pieces and processed into
product similar to French fries. Roots can be peeled, grated and washed with water to extract
the starch, which can be used to make breads, crackers and pasta. The unpeeled cassava roots
can be grated and dried for use as animal feed. The leaves add protein to animal feed.
Industrial uses where cassava is used in the processing procedures or manufacture of products
include papermaking, textiles, adhesives, high fructose syrup and alcohol.
2.2.2 High quality cassava flour
High quality cassava flour is simple unfermented cassava flour. It can be used in the
production of noodles, biscuits, and snacks food. Industrial user of cassava flour by
substituting cassava flour for wheat in Nigeria has been due to economic factor. As long as
wheat was readily available at low cost, it remained the favoured raw materials for bakery in
Nigeria. The experience gained in during the period when importation of cereals was ban
between1987 and 1990 has led food manufacturers to more readily cassava flour as cheaper
alternative to wheat flour if the processor can provide the necessary quality.
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