Table 1
Compositional analysis of commercially available cassava starch
Composition
Cassava content (%, w/ w )
Total sugar*
85.2 ± 4.26
Total protein*
1.4 ± 0.07
Reducing sugar*
6.2 ± 0.31
Glucose*
nil
Moisture content**
0.9 ± 0.04
Amylose***
10.7 ± 0.53
Amylopectin***
89.3 ± 4.46
*2.0% Cassava solution.
**1.0 g Cassava starch.
***0.4 g Cassava starch.
±Specifies standard deviation (SD) among three equivalent replicates. Values in each set differ significantly: p ≤ 0.05.