Production of tapioca starch yields dry starch as an end product
and pulps as solid-waste. The starch production process generates
tapioca pulps of approximately 10–15% of initial fresh root weight,
or in another word, equal to 1.4 tons of pulp residues per ton of
starch. In general, tapioca pulp residues from an extraction unit
are sent to a storage area waiting to be sun-dried before selling
as a low value of animal feeds or fertilizer. However, starch can
be lost with pulps up to 10% dry basis of starch input.