Cassava flour, as a kind of final product made from cassava tubers, has many health benefits, such as tonifying the liver and kidneys, swelling and detoxification, lowering blood sugar and so on. Given the health benefits, many people tend to be involve in this cassava flour processing business. In this article, we will introduce the health benefits of cassava flour and the processing method of cassava flour in detail.

The health benefits of cassava flour

The health benefits of cassava flour can be divided into three respects: tonifying the liver and kidneys, swelling and detoxification, and lowing blood sugar.

Health benefits of cassava flour

1. Tonifying the liver and kidneys. Cassava flour has certain health benefits. After people consume it, they can absorb various nutrients it contains, which can tonify the liver and kidneys, protect human cardiovascular system, and have great benefits for improving health levels.

2. Swelling and detoxification. Cassava flour has certain medicinal effects, which can reduce swelling and detoxification. When people experience sores, blood stasis, swelling, and pain due to trauma, it has a certain therapeutic effect. When treating, cassava powder needs to be mixed with water to form a paste, and then directly applied to the injured area to reduce swelling and pain.

3. Lowering blood sugar. Puerarin in cassava flour can lower blood sugar levels, improve insulin resistance, and protect the pancreas. In addition, puerarin in cassava powder can also prevent complications of diabetes.

The processing method of cassava flour

The processing method of cassava flour consists of three sections: cleaning section, crushing section and drying section.

1. Cleaning section

According to the processing method of cassava flour, the cleaning section is the first treatment of raw cassava tubers. After being harvested from farm, cassava roots usually attach lots of impurities, which need to be removed before being deeply processed, especially when the final product, like cassava flour, is used for food production. Henan Jinrui company can provide a dry sieve machine and a paddle washer machine for cleaning purposes. The dry sieve will remove dirties on the tubers’ surface and then the paddle washer machine can wash and clean cassava tubers more thoroughly.

Processing method of cassava flour

2. Crushing section

The crushing section is to realize the transformation of cassava mash from cleaned cassava tubers in the processing of cassava flour. Since cassava roots are big and long, the crushing section mainly includes two steps: using a cassava cutting machine to cut full pieces of cassava into small pieces, and then using a hammer crusher or a cassava rasper to crush them into fine cassava mash. After crushing, de-sander machine will be installed to eliminate small sand debris.

3.Drying section

In the processing method of cassava flour, the drying section plays a role in removing extra water and dry qualified cassava flour. Fine cassava mash obtained from the crushing section will be pumped into a filter press machine for dehydration, from which you can get wet cassava powder with moisture content around 40%. And then, the wet cassava powder will be sent into a flash dryer for final drying. Through this drying step, the moisture of final cassava flour is around 12%. What’s more, to ensure fineness of cassava flour, a fine milling machine can be used after drying to grind the coarse particles and a sieving machine can be installed to separate big particles.

Then have you known something about the health benefits of cassava flour and the processing method of cassava flour? If you have any thoughts on investing in cassava flour processing business and learning some details on cassava flour processing machines, feel free to contact us!

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