Rapid wetting method to reduce cyanogen content of cassava flour

Food Chemistry

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 591-594

  Bradbury, J Howard ^a   Denton, Ian C ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cassava flour; Cyanide poisoning; Cyanogens; Konzo; Wetting method

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CYANIDE; CYANOGEN; LINAMARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CASSAVA FLOUR; FLOUR; FOOD WASHING; SUN EXPOSURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WETTING METHOD;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 76749164305     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.12.053     Document Type: Article

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