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A significant proportion of wheat flour can be replaced by cassava flour in the making of bread with little changes in the quality of bread. This paper shows that it is possible to make bread without using wheat flour. Soybean flour can also be mixed with cassava flour to increase the protein con...


Omoaka, P.Bokanga, M.[Cassava in the production of bread and bakery products]Cassava in the production of bread and bakery products

Cassava production in Africa has increased by 12.5% between 1988 and 1990 with Nigeria becoming the largest cassava producer in the world. Almost all of the African cassava production is destined for human consumption. The consumption of cassava is sometimes associated with toxicity due to its cy...


Bokanga, M.Otoo, E.[Cassava based foods: how safe are they?]Cassava based foods: how safe are they?
Autor: Bokanga, M.

Manihot esculenta Cyanogenesis, the ability to produce hydrogen cyanide (HCN), is common to over 2000 plant species. In cassava, two cyanogenic glucosides, linamarin and lotaustralin, are produced in the leaves and stored inside vacuoles. Linamarase, an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing the glucoside...


Bokanga, M.[The cyanogenic potential of cassava]The cyanogenic potential of cassava
Autor: Bokanga, M.

In almost all countries of the cassava belt in Africa, from Senegal to Mozambique, cassava leaves are consumed. In much of East Africa, all of Central Africa and parts of West Africa (e.g. Sierra Leone, Liberia), cassava leaves are a major component of the diet and constitute a very significant s...


Bokanga, M.[Processing of cassava leaves for human consumption]Processing of cassava leaves for human consumption

This paper is based on information collected from about 600 villages in the ten largest cassava-producing countries within the framework of the Collaborative Study of Cassava in Africa (COSCA). The objective of the paper is to show that growth in cassava production in the region will depend more ...


Nweke, F.I.Bokanga, M.[Importance of cassava processing for production in subSaharan Africa]Importance of cassava processing for production in subSaharan Africa
Eggleston, G.Bokanga, M.Jeon, Y.W.[Traditional African methods for cassava processing and utilization and research needs]Traditional African methods for cassava processing and utilization and research needs
Bokanga, M.[Mechanisms of the elimination of cyanogens from cassava during traditional processing]Mechanisms of the elimination of cyanogens from cassava during traditional processing

A village level survey was organised in 200 villages in semiarid areas of Burkina Faso, Chad, Ghana, Niger, and Nigeria using structured questionnaires in order to provide baseline information on the status of cassava processing technology as part of the collaborative study on cassava in semiarid...


Tshiunza, M.Okechukwu, R.U.Bokanga, M.Dixon, Alfred G.O.[Current status of cassava processing technology in semiarid areas of Central and West Africa. In The small processor and development of local food industries for market economy]Current status of cassava processing technology in semiarid areas of Central and West Africa. In The small processor and development of local food industries for market economy

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