Cyanogen removal from cassava roots during sun-drying

Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 319-325

  Essers, A J Alexander ^a   Van Der Grift, Remco M ^a,b   Voragen, Alphons G J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Namulonge Agricultural and Animal Production Research Institute Uganda   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN CYANIDE; LINAMARIN;

ARTICLE; CASSAVA; DEGRADATION; DEHYDRATION; FOOD SAFETY; HUMIDITY; MOISTURE; PLANT ROOT;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 0029922091     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0308-8146(95)00098-4     Document Type: Article

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