Effect of Harvest Period on the Proximate Composition and Functional and Sensory Properties of Gari Produced from Local and Improved Cassava (Manihot esculenta) Varieties
Table 3
Effect of the harvest period (12 and 15 months after planting) on the bulk density, the water absorption capacity (WAC), the swelling power, the least gelation concentration and the free cyanide content of cassava gari. Gari are produced from local (EN and AD) and improved (TMS92/0326, TMS96/1414 and IRAD4115) cassava varieties harvested in dry season at 12 months and in rainy season at 15 months after planting (12MAP and 15MAP). These garis were compared to the commercial cassava gari (CG). Values are given on the dry weight basis.
Harvest periods
Varieties
Free Cyanide (Equivalent mg HCN/g)
Bulk density (g/mL)
WAC (g/g)
Swelling power (mL/g)
Least gelation concentration (%)
Storage roots
Gari
12MAP (May)
TMS92/0326
1.47 ± 0.0
0.08 ± 0.0
0.56 ± 0.0
7.99 ± 0.0
8.37 ± 0.0
8.00
TMS96/1414
1.56 ± 0.0
0.23 ± 0.0
0.55 ± 0.0
6.58 ± 0.0
7.54 ± 0.1
8.00
IRAD4115
1.20 ± 0.0
0.74 ± 0.0
0.52 ± 0.0
5.29 ± 0.0
7.24 ± 0.0
6.00
EN
0.88 ± 0.0
0.57 ± 0.0
0.62 ± 0.0
8.02 ± 0.0
8.86 ± 0.1
6.00
AD
1.18 ± 0.0
0.72 ± 0.0
0.57 ± 0.0
6.79 ± 0.2
7.52 ± 0.0
6.00
15MAP (August)
TMS92/0326
2.52 ± 0.0
0.67 ± 0.0
0.47 ± 0.0
5.78 ± 0.0
6.77 ± 0.0
9.00
TMS96/1414
1.54 ± 0.0
0.67 ± 0.0
0.50 ± 0.0
5.94 ± 0.0
6.94 ± 0.1
9.00
IRAD4115
1.67 ± 0.0
0.51 ± 0.0
0.48 ± 0.0
5.05 ± 0.1
6.62 ± 0.1
10.00
EN
1.49 ± 0.0
0.59 ± 0.0
0.53 ± 0.0
4.49 ± 0.0
5.53 ± 0.0
9.00
AD
1.85 ± 0.0
0.90 ± 0.0
0.51 ± 0.0
4.50 ± 0.0
5.44 ± 0.0
9.00
Commercial cassava gari (CG)
ND
2.03 ± 0.0
0.61 ± 0.0
5.37 ± 0.0
6.35 ± 0.0
14.00
Values are means ± standard deviation of triplicates (). Values in the same column with the different superscript are significantly different ().
