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Detoxification of Nyar-Udota cassava variety in Zombo district by fermentation
(2017)
Fermentation is capable of detoxifying cassava cultivars. Cassava is one of the most important food crops in the
world and in Uganda it is the second most consumed food crop after bananas. However, cassava has some toxic ...
Effectiveness of traditional processing techniques in reducing cyanide levels in selected cassava varieties in Zombo District, Uganda.
(International Journal of Food Science and Biotechnology, 2017)
The root tubers of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) contain varying amounts of cyanogenic glucosides which liberate toxic hydrogen cyanide with the resultant effect of poisoning especially the highly cyanogenic cultivars. ...