TH2219A - Production of hard pellets from cassava roots - Google Patents

Abstract

Cassava pellets are produced from cassava roots by removing water until the moisture content is no more than 35%. This remaining moisture is then compressed into pellets, resulting in soft pellets. These pellets are then heated to the desired temperature, maintaining a balance of heat, quantity, and time. This process results in pellets with tightly bound starch molecules. The resulting product is then immediately subjected to cool air to remove excess heat. Finally, the moisture content of the pellets is adjusted to 14%, meeting product standards, to obtain hard cassava pellets of the desired quality.

Claims (3)

1. The process of producing cassava products directly from cassava tubers, instead of using cassava chips, requires the cassava tubers to undergo a moisture reduction process to a moisture content of no more than 35% beforehand, in order to save energy. 2. The production process as per claim 1 involves cassava that has undergone the moisture reduction process as per claim 1, and then being processed into pellets using a cassava pelletizing machine to obtain cassava pellets. 3. Cassava pellets obtained from claims 1 and 2 are subjected to a heat treatment process using the method described in claim 1 or 2 above. (3 claims, 1 page, 1 image)