Cassava Products
Products that include cassava flour. The products can be dry blends, doughs, and fabricated snack products. The cassava flour can have a total cyanide content of less than 10 mg HCN equivalent/kg, can have a peak RVA viscosity ranging from about 700 cP to about 1200 cP, can have a final RVA viscosity ranging from about 200 cP to about 1100 cP, and can be formed from a crushed cassava root having a cyanide content of at least 50 mg HCN equivalent/kg.
1 . A composition comprising a low cyanide cassava flour and wherein the cassava flour has a crude fiber content ranging from about 1% to about 7% on a dry weight basis.
2 . The composition of claim 1 and wherein the cassava flour has a total cyanide content of less than 10 mg HCN equivalent/kg.
3 . The composition of claim 1 and wherein the cassava flour has a peak RVA viscosity ranging from about 700 cP to about 1200 cP.
4 . The composition of claim 1 and wherein the cassava flour has a final RVA viscosity ranging from about 200 cP to about 1100 cP.
5 . The composition of claim 1 and wherein the cassava flour is formed from a crushed cassava root having a cyanide content of at least 50 mg HCN equivalent/kg.
6 . The composition of claim 1 and wherein the cassava flour has a total cyanide content of less than 10 mg HCN equivalent/kg, has a peak RVA viscosity ranging from about 700 cP to about 1200 cP, has a final RVA viscosity ranging from about 200 cP to about 1100 cP, and is formed from a crushed cassava root having a cyanide content of at least 50 mg HCN equivalent/kg.
7 . A composition comprising a dry blend, and wherein the dry blend comprises from about 1% to about 100% cassava flour, and wherein the cassava flour has a crude fiber content ranging from about 1% to about 7% on a dry weight basis.
8 . The composition of claim 7 and wherein the cassava flour has a total cyanide content of less than 10 mg HCN equivalent/kg.
9 . The composition of claim 7 and wherein the cassava flour has a total cyanide content of less than 10 mg HCN equivalent/kg, has a peak RVA viscosity ranging from about 700 cP to about 1200 cP, has a final RVA viscosity ranging from about 200 cP to about 1100 cP, and is formed from a crushed cassava root having a cyanide content of at least 50 mg HCN equivalent/kg.
10 . A composition comprising a dough and wherein the dough comprises the dry blend of claim 7 .
11 . A composition comprising a dough and wherein the dough comprises the dry blend of claim 8 .
12 . A composition comprising a dough and wherein the dough comprises the dry blend of claim 9 .
13 . A fabricated snack product comprising a dry blend comprising from about 1% to about 100% cassava flour comprising a crude fiber content ranging from about 1% to about 7% on a dry weight basis.
14 . The fabricated snack product of claim 13 and wherein the cassava flour has a total cyanide content of less than 10 mg HCN equivalent/kg.
15 . The fabricated snack chip of claim 13 and wherein the cassava flour has a total cyanide content of less than 10 mg HCN equivalent/kg, has a peak RVA viscosity ranging from about 700 cP to about 1200 cP, has a final RVA viscosity ranging from about 200 cP to about 1100 cP, and is formed from a crushed cassava root having a cyanide content of at least 50 mg HCN equivalent/kg.
16 . The fabricated snack product of claim 13 and further comprising at least one of wheat flour, rice flour, corn flour, quinoa flour, teff flour, amaranth flour, rice starch, potato starch, cassava starch, sago starch, and corn starch.