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TAPIOCA STARCH [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Food Industries
CONT

[Cassava starch is the] principal industrial outlet for cassava. Cassava starch is used in the foodstuffs, textile and paper industries for the manufacture of plywood and veneer, adhesives, glucose and dextrine.

CONT

A first-rate quality starch can be obtained from cassava using only water, and this makes the processing of cassava starch and flour particularly suitable for developing countries and rural industries.

OBS

Tapioca is obtained from cassava starch, therefore neither tapioca nor tapioca starch can be synonyms of cassava starch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
CONT

La fécule de manioc a des propriétés exceptionnelles, comme son taux de viscosité élevé et sa résistance au gel, qui la rendent compétitive par rapport à d'autres fécules industrielles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Industria alimentaria
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