Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), also known as
Tapioca, Mandioca, and Yucca, a bushy shrub belonging
to the Euphorbiaceae family, is an important food
crop, cultivated throughout the tropics for its enlarged
tuberous roots. The tubers are used in the sago industry
for starch extraction and grown in rain-fed areas, where
a number of sago and starch mills exist. In addition, the
boiled tubers are consumed as staple food. The leaves of
tapioca are rich in protein serving as an excellent cattle
feed. It is an important daily source of starch for 300–
600 million people around the world. The tuber contains
30 to 35% starch and appreciable amounts of calcium
and vitamin-C.
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), also known asTapioca, Mandioca, and Yucca, a bushy shrub belongingto the Euphorbiaceae family, is an important foodcrop, cultivated throughout the tropics for its enlargedtuberous roots. The tubers are used in the sago industryfor starch extraction and grown in rain-fed areas, wherea number of sago and starch mills exist. In addition, theboiled tubers are consumed as staple food. The leaves oftapioca are rich in protein serving as an excellent cattlefeed. It is an important daily source of starch for 300–600 million people around the world. The tuber contains30 to 35% starch and appreciable amounts of calciumand vitamin-C.
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