Cassava starch is not same as cassava flour. The most intuitive difference between cassava flour and cassava starch is reflected in their appearance. The appearance of cassava starch is white and fine powder, while cassava flour is white and yellowish particles. In addition, cassava flour and cassava starch are different in uses, production technology and ingredients.

Cassava starch and cassava flour production machinery

1.Uses different:

Cassava starch is widely used in industry production. Such as food, beverage, candy, medicine, paper making industries. It can be used as thickener, puffing machine, binder and stabilizer. Most of time, cassava starch used for kinds of food production. In our daily life, usually find kinds of small rice dumpling in beverage or sweetmeats, these small rice dumpling is made by cassava flour, its also used in glue pudding, taro ball's making. Cassava flour can be twisted into a small ball, after cooking in hot water, looks transparent and taste flexible.

Cassava starch production line

2.Production technology different:

Cassava starch is produced by a set of cassava starch production line. Cassava starch production process is complicated, including peeling,washing, rasping, sieving, filtering, concentrating, dewatering and drying section. The cassava flour is obtained by peeling and crushing the cassava, then, dehydrating cassava pulp and drying. The cassava flour production process is simple and suitable for family workshops.

Cassava flour production line

3.Different ingredients:

The cassava processing machine in the cassava starch production line removes impurities, fiber, protein and fine particles in the cassava raw materials layer by layer, so the cassava starch is more pure，the toxicity of cassava has been eliminated completely. Rather cassava flour still contain a little toxicity. So cassava flour can't be eaten raw, cassava starch can be used directly. It's worth to say that children can't eat cassava flour even it has been cooked.

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