Effect Of Enzyme And Non-enzyme Processing On Total Detoxification Of Cassava Cyanogenic Glucoside, Linamarin, For Human Food And Animal Feed
Fermentation of grated cassava with and without the addition of extracted cassava linamrase and sun drying of cassava chips were studied to ascertain the method of processing that can most effectively detoxify the cassava cyanogenic glucocide (Linamarin) Cassava fermented for 8 days with addition of exogenous cassava linamarase produced the highest percentage detoxification of 98.77%. Sun drying