How to process cassava into flour ?

How to process cassava into flour? That is a question around many people which plan to start a cassava flour processing business. As we all know, cassava flour is made by peeling the whole root, then dried and ground. It has ample amount of dietary fiber and is gluten-free. It is neutral and mild in flavor and is a perfect substitute for wheat flour, so it is important to know how to process cassava into flour. The following article will explain the process.

Cassava flour processing and main machines

Step 1. Choosing fresh cassava

To produce high quality cassava flour, the fresh cassava roots harvested 10-12 months after planting. The fresh roots must be healthy without rot and well handled from farm. The roots should be processed within 24 hours after harvesting.

Step 2. Cassava washing and cleaning:

Before peeling , the raw cassava will be transported to dry sieve to remove the peel and surface impurities. Then cassava flour will be washed by paddle washing machine.

DOING automatic cassava peeling machine

Step 3. Cassava peeling

If you want to guarantee high-quality cassava flour, then peeling machine will be used to peel cassava. Peeling is essential work in the process of how to process cassava into flour.

Step 4. cassava crushing

The peeled cassava will be transported into rasper to obtain uniformly smooth mash. Since the machine has high rasping coefficient. The cassava mash must be uniformly smooth without lumps. The smoothness of the mash determines the quality, yield and market value of the finished cassava flour.?This step is a key in the process of how to process cassava into flour.

Cassava rasping machine

Step 5. Cassava flour dewatering

For commercial automatic production, we use the plate-frame filter press to press the cassava mash for removing the water as much as possible.

Step 6. Flour cake breaking

After press, the cassava mash will be pressed to cassava cake. The cassava cake will be transport into milling machine for breaking into wet powder form. In the process of how to process cassava into flour, this step can guarantee the fineness of cassava flour and is available to dry.

Plate frame filter press machine

Step 7. Cassava flour drying and sieving

The special designed flash dryer will dry the wet cassava in few seconds. After drying ,the moisture level of cassava flour can meet national regulatory standards. Then the cassava flour will be sievied to separate the big particle flour.

Step 8. Cassava flour packing

Cassava flour will be packed by automatic packing machine. Pack desired quantities of cassava flour in polythene bags, seal or stitch as appropriate. This avoids absorption of moisture of the flour from the environment.? This is the last step of how to process cassava into flour.

This is the whole process of how to process cassava into flour. If you have any questions, you can contact Doing company.