SWEETNESS FROM STARCH

Author
Nguyen Khac Quynh; John Cecil
Language
English
Document Type
Series
Publisher
FAO
ISBN
92-5-10378
Country
Vietnam
Commodities
starch, cassava
Topics
Agriculture In General, Secondary food processing (e.g. formulation of final food products)
Year
1996
This working document describes methods adapted from those used in many cottage factories in Vietnam for making maltose syrup from cassava starch, using the enzymes in cereal seedlings. This technology produces a syrup containing about 60% maltose, 25% glucose and 15% of other sugars.