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Cyanogenic potential of selected cassava varieties in Zombo District, Uganda
(International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences, 2017)
Both improved and local cassava varieties are widely grown and also, consumed in Zombo district as well as West Nile Sub region and Uganda as a whole. However, all cassava varieties contain cyanogenic glycosides which are ...
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 ...
Potential of soaking and sun-drying in detoxifying toxic cassava root tubers
(International Journal of Food Science and Biotechnology, 2017)
Root tubers of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) have cyanogenic glucosides which liberate hydrogen cyanide (HCN) on hydrolysis in quantities that can be toxic to humans. As a result, several techniques have been used to ...
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. ...