Why does cassava need to be fermented when producing garri? What are the reasons?

Garri is a kind of popular staple food in western Africa processed by cassava. The garri production process mainly includes cleaning, washing, peeling, grating, fermentation, dewatering, frying and sieving. Among them, fermentation is good and necessary step when producing garri, because fermentation is responsible for product stability, flavor development, and cyanide elimination.

Generally speaking, people can pack the grated cassava into woven bags and tie these bags tightly, and then place them on the cassava fermentation rack for fermentation. The fermentation time is usually 2-3 days. Or you can buy a fermentation tank, which takes just about eight hours to finish the fermentation of crushed cassava.

Garri processing plant

On the one hand, the fermentation of grated cassava will cause the release of some bound minerals, including calcium and magnesium. The shape, overall function and texture characteristics of the fermented garri product are relatively stable, and it is more convenient to store. On the other hand, fermentation can also release linamarase from cassava tissues, which is involved in decomposing linamarin and lotaustralin (cyanoside) in cassava, releasing hydrogen cyanide, thereby detoxifying cassava products and making it healthier for consumers to eat. Last but not least, the fermentation of cassava helps to make garri have a sweet and sour taste, which gives garri its unique and delicious flavor.

Garri processing in Negira

In addition to the above factors, there are other garri production processes that also affect the taste and quality of the final garri product, such as the peeling section, the grating section, and the frying section. Henan Jinrui Company has focused on the manufacture and installation of garri processing machine for more than ten years and we can customize you the best machine to help you put into garri production at ease.

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