Manual method for STARCH SEPARATION at household scale

Cassava is one of the richest sources of starch.
Cassava contains up to 30% starch and has very little Protein, soluble  carbohydrates and fats

Cassava is one of the richest sources of starch.

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Cassava contains up to 30% starch and has very little protein, soluble  carbohydrates and fats,

Therefore, separating starch from cassava is a simple process, easy to do and does not have as much trouble as producing corn starch, wheat starch or other cereal starches.

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This process can be applied in households, as well as on a large production scale.

The following is a manual process for separating starch at a household scale.

The cassava roots are washed with water, then a knife is used to peel them.

Next they are manually scraped into a paste on a grater. (This scraper is just a sheet of tin or a sheet of soft iron punched with nails so that there are sharp edges on one side)

Then the paste is put into a cloth tied to the four corners and washed vigorously with water (by hand).

Finally, the starch is dried and the starch milk is collected in a bucket.

When the starch granules have settled, we decant the water above, the moist starch is broken up and dried in a tray or in a bamboo basket.

So we have completed the process of separating starch from Tapioca tubers (Cassava Root).

This simple process is used in many rural areas in tropical countries.