How to make cassava flakes?

Cassava flakes are widely used in the alcohol, animal feed, and cassava starch industries. So how do you make cassava flakes?

Making cassava flakes involves the use of a cassava flakes making machine which is simple to operate and can be configured according to specific requirements. The process is divided into three stages: cleaning, processing, and drying.

Three stages of cassava flakes making

The cleaning stage, the first stage of making cassava flakes, aims to ensure that the cassava flakes are safe for consumption. It involves removing all impurities, washing the cassava tubers, and peeling the poisonous cassava layers. To begin, raw cassava tubers will be placed in a hopper temporarily, preparing the rest of the equipment, then they will be transported into a dry sieve by a belt conveyor. The machine is designed to remove all impurities attached to cassava tubers such as sand, mud, and other substances. Once this is complete, a paddle washing machine will be used to wash them with water thoroughly. If you desire to remove the cassava skin, you can choose a peeling machine that has washing and peeling functions, ensuring that raw cassava tubers are completely safe and free of any dirt before processing.

Cassava flakes making machine

At the processing stage, cassava flakes making machine will be used to cut and slice the cleaned and peeled cassava tubers into flakes. When enter the cavity, cassava roots will fall into the space between blades. At the time, the blades rotate at a high speed driven by the electric motor. Then they will be sliced into cassava flakes. For our cassava flakes making machine, the distance between blades are adjustable, so it can realize your different preference of the final flakes’ thicknesses.

The drying stage in making cassava flakes ensures the preservation and taste of cassava flakes. At this stage, the cassava flakes will be placed in a dryer which will dry them out completely. A well-dried cassava chip will be hard and dry while maintaining its natural color and taste. Once completely dried, the cassava flakes are ready to be packaged and transported to various industries for use.

Sincerely hope this introduction to how to make cassava flakes can give you some help. Apart from cassava flakes machines, we also provide garri making machines, cassava flour and starch processing machines in Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, etc. If you want to process cassavas, warmly welcome to contact us!