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Storage of Fresh Cassava (Manihot esculenta) III. Preserving Chipped Roots Before and During Sun-Drying

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

R. H. Booth  and
M. N. Dhiauddin
R. H. Booth
Affiliation:
Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Serdang, Selangor, West Malaysia
M. N. Dhiauddin
Affiliation:
Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Serdang, Selangor, West Malaysia
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Summary

The potential was demonstrated of using sodium chloride and sodium metabisulphite as chemical preservatives during pre-drying storage of wet cassava chips, and during slow sun-drying under adverse weather conditions. Both chemicals permitted chips to maintain a good colour and texture and prevented gross microbial deterioration.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , April 1979 , pp. 135 - 144
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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