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Dietary fiber analysis of cassava using gravimetric methods
Autor
Rivera, Carlos J
Gerardi, Andres G
Infante, Ramon Benito
Carrasco, Hernan J
Rodriguez, Oscar
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SUN/MARY. We report the application of a method which combines digestion with pancreatin and neutral detergent treatment in the analytical study of dietary fiber from cassava. The use of pancreatin previous to the detergent extraction enabled rapid filtration, thtss giving more reproducible results for neutral detergent fiber (NDF). Acid detergent fiber (ADF), hemicellulose, lignin and pectin were also determined. The values obtained for NDF (4.65%) and pectin (1.17%) are veryr important, considering their role in the digestive process. C.D.C.H.. from U.C.V