%0 Journal Article
%T White Gold: Cassava as an Industrial Base
%A Nyerhovwo J. Tonukari
%A Nyerhovwo J. Tonukari
%A Theresa Ezedom
%A Chinoye C. Enuma
%A Samson O. Sakpa
%A Oghenetega J. Avwioroko
%A Linda Eraga
%A Enovwo Odiyoma
%J American Journal of Plant Sciences
%P 972-979
%@ 2158-2750
%D 2015
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ajps.2015.67103
%X A great number of production sectors in Africa that make use of maize, rice and wheat starches have carried out several experiments on cassava (<span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">&lt;i&gt;</span>Manihot esculenta<span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">&lt;/i&gt;</span>) flour and starch, and found them to be potentially valuable substitutes. The benefits ranged from being a human staple food, constituent of animal feeds, and raw material in food processing, textile, pharmaceutical, detergent, alcohol and plastic industries to production of confectioneries like bread, spaghetti and chinchin. The vast availability of this ¡°white gold¡± in most African countries can be explored in order to fully maximize its potential as an industrial base for interested entrepreneurs.
%K Cassava (&lt
%K i&gt
%K Manihot esculenta&lt
%K /i&gt
%K )
%K Flour
%K Starch
%K Diverse Applications
%K Industrial Base
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=55817