Recent trends in production and utilization of cassava in Asia

Both cassava roots and leaves (or young plant tops) have multiple end-uses, including for direct human consumption of fresh roots and leaves (after boiling), on-farm animal feeding, commercial production of animal feed, and cassava starch production or starch derivatives. Following shows in more detail the various products made from cassava starch and dried chips, as well as from the peels and pulp, which are by-products from the cassava starch industry.

Application of cassava tuber

a.Fresh cassava roots for human consumption

In Kerala state of India, as well as in some areas of China and Vietnam, fresh cassava roots are consumed directly after boiling or roasting. In most other parts of Asia cassava is not consumed as fresh roots, but only after some form of processing.

Cassava flour processing machine

b.Cassava flour for human consumption

The simplest and most common form of cassava flour processing, used widely is to peel the roots, wash and slice and then sun-dry for 2-3 days to produce dry cassava chips. Dry cassava chips could be grated to cassava four. Cassava flour is also used in many baked goods, such as bread, cakes, crackers, icecream cones etc.

Cassava chips making machine

c.Dry cassava chips and pellets for animal feed or alcohol

Cassava pellets were the mainstay of the “tapioca” trade, mainly for export to Europe. Fresh cassava roots are taken in small farm trucks from the field to the “chipping yard”. These chipping and drying yards consists of a concrete floor, varying in size from about 0.5 ha to as large as 30 ha; they are scattered all through the cassava regions. Using a tractor-mounted front loader, cassava roots are piled up and loaded into large dieselpowered chipping machines.

Cassava starch processing plant

d.Cassava starch for food and industry

Cassava starch can be divided into native starch and modified starch. Our company mainly supply equipment for native cassava starch processing. The production of native starch can be done at many scales such like capacity 5 TPD to 100 TPD cassava starch processing plant.