Detection of cyanide and comparison of two methods for its detoxification in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an agricultural product widely diffused in most of the tropical countries.However, its consumption could aggravate a variety of health problems caused by insufficient iodine in the diet, such as bocium, mental handicap and cretinism, due to the presence of significant quantities of cyanogenic compound in the ro