What is the nutritional value of cassava?

Dried cassava contains about 13% water, 2% ~ 4% crude protein, 0.5% ~ 1.5% crude fat and 2.5% ~ 4% crude fiber. 2.5% ~ 6.5% ash, 65,438+0 ~ 5 ppm cyanic acid, 0.27% calcium, 0.08% phosphorus, etc. Because cassava produces a lot of heat, it is generally considered that cassava is more satiety-tolerant as a grain. Fresh potatoes or dried slices are not as palatable as sweet potatoes because of their high cellulose content. However, when it is made into refined powder, cellulose and other impurities have been removed and it is easy to digest. Cassava flour can replace rice and wheat flour as food.

Fresh cassava tuber generally contains 69% water, 65,438+0% protein, 0.2% fat and about 28% starch, and is also rich in vitamins. Cassava starch is a kind of high-quality starch, which is easily absorbed and utilized by human body. It is an important raw material for food industry and has a wide range of industrial uses. It can be used to make alcohol, used in textiles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, leather and so on. It can also be used as feed for raising livestock and poultry, castor and silkworm.

Cassava starch has excellent characteristics, such as low gelatinization temperature, high viscosity and higher amylopectin content than other potatoes. Every 50 kilograms of dried potato chips can be made into 9-20 kilograms of 95-degree alcohol or 55-60 kilograms of 30-degree beverage wine. Per mu yield 1500 kg, 300 kg of alcohol and 0/00 kg of synthetic rubber. Medical glucose is mainly made from cassava starch. Cassava starch is used to make millet gum (syrup), and about 50 kilograms of translucent millet gum can be made for every 50 kilograms of cassava starch. In addition, 50 kg of wet cassava residue can produce about 7.5 kg of maltose. Cassava powder can be made into high-quality vermicelli by adding a small amount of mung bean powder or Mi Dou powder. Or add a small amount of lotus root starch and white sugar to make lotus root starch. In addition, cassava starch is also widely used in other industries. Cassava starch can be used for textile sizing, toothpaste, cosmetics, dry batteries, matches, ceramics, ink, paint, plywood, adhesives, paper making and casting.

, metallurgy, petroleum and other industries. Cassava flour is also needed in the processing of non-staple foods, such as sago, shrimp, soy sauce, monosodium glutamate, popsicles, snowballs, sweets and biscuits.