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Comparison of Starch Extraction from Tapioca Chips, Pellets and Roots
Author(s) -
Meuser F.,
Smolnik H.D.,
Rajani Ch.,
Giesemann H. G.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
starch ‐ stärke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1521-379X
pISSN - 0038-9056
DOI - 10.1002/star.19780300904
Subject(s) - pellets , starch , extraction (chemistry) , raw material , yield (engineering) , food science , chemistry , materials science , pulp and paper industry , chromatography , composite material , engineering , organic chemistry
The extraction of starch from tapioca chips and‐pellets was studied in comparison to the extraction from tapioca roots especially with regard to the starch yield and ‐quality as well as to the use of by products on a laboratory scale. It was observed that the extraction of starch from the dried raw materials was more complicated than from fresh roots. Impurities were difficult to remove from chips and pellets, so that mostly mineral substances were found in the starch which reduce its quality. A wet cleaning is possible only with chips, because they have a sufficient mechanical stability.