1. Introduction Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a global crop of major economic importance. In addition to its major uses in food, feed, and fermentation industries, it is also being increasingly utilized for biofuel production [1]. Cassava products, including fresh root, dried chips and pulp differ in their physical properties as well as in starch and fiber contents. These differences determine how they can be used and the processes needed to treat them. Conventionally,fresh cassava roots are used for extraction of starch, which is used mostly in the food industry. Roots are physically processed to dried cassava chips for long term s to rage, which are used in the fermentation industry. Cassava pulp is a fibrous by-product from∗