How to make cassava flour in Nigeria?

The cassava flour is made from grating and drying the whole root which is affordable and versatile. Also the cassava flour is very popular in Nigeria. Do you want to know how to make cassava flour in Nigeria? The following is the flow chart for the production of cassava flour which can help you know clearly about how to make cassava flour in Nigeria.

How to make cassava flour in Nigeria

You can see the whole making process from the pictures. It includes Cleaning and washing - crushing - dewatering - drying - sieving. Following is the process to make cassava flour.

● Peel cassava roots with a sharp knife.

● Wash peeled cassava roots with clean water to remove any dirt, including sand, soil, leaves or other impurities.

● You can cut it into pieces with a knife firstly which can save effort for crushing cassava. Then Using a simple perforated iron plate to crush the cassava roots.

● Packing the crushed cassava mash into a clean bag to remove the excess water by using the extrusion principle.

● Drying the cassava flour by sun drying. Also cover with netting to keep off flies and birds.

● Using a simple home-made sieve to sift the cassava flour to remove fibrous materials and any lumps.

The process to make cassava flour in Nigeria

This way to make cassava flour by hands in Nigeria is common. But the quality of produced cassava flour is not very high. So if you want to make high quality cassava flour in Nigeria, the manual operation is not enough. High quality cassava flour production needs dry sieve, paddle washer, cutting machine, rasper, de-sander, filter press, flash dryer and vibration sieve machine. The following video can show the whole mechanical process of making cassava flour.

Besides, the control system like LCB, MCC, OCC and PLC will be installed in cassava flour making line which can easily control all machines and make the whole line run smoothly and continuously. The automatic control system is optional and can be adjusted based on your actual situation and project budget. If you want to make cassava flour in Nigeria by machines, welcome to contact us.