Production And Evaluation Of Extrudate- Like Product From Ighu A ready-To Eat Cassava Product

ABSTRACT

 Production and evaluation of cooked cold extrudate- like product from Ighu a ready to eat cassava product made from three varieties of cassava samples NR 8082, TMH 30572, TMS 50373 was used in production of extruded product. The cassava samples used for ighu was weighed and peeled, washed, steamed for 30 minutes shredded using manual shredder, steeped and rewashed, dried and milled into flour. The flour samples were analyzed for proximate composition, functional properties, hydrogen cyanide content and sensory evaluation and were tested for level of significance results showed that there was a significant different (P 0.05) in the proximate composition and functional ,properties of the sample. No significant difference was noticed in Aroma and general acceptability of all the sample. The result showed that ighu a-ready-to eat cassava product could serve as a good substitute to wheat flour in making extrudate- like food product.