Physicochemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Five Gari Processed from Cassava Roots (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Harvested at Two Different Maturity Stages and Two Seasons
Table 2
Particle size distribution of processed gari compared to four (04) commercial gari as reference collected in the local markets, Abattoir Maroua (Far North Region) and Bertoua (East Region) (Cameroon).
Harvest times
Gari
Particle size distribution (micrometer, μm)
10
20
40
60
100
150
250
300
500
700
12MAP
TMS92
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
97.88
93.39
73.02
59.36
TMS96
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
99.48
97.34
87.68
81.88
36.25
7.54
IRAD
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
99.43
94.37
88.29
61.65
37.89
EN
99.44
98.03
98.03
98.03
98.03
98.01
93.79
88.97
77.00
58.17
AD
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
98.28
93.23
74.93
65.28
15MAP
TMS92
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
99.86
96.57
90.69
71.44
57.69
TMS96
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
99.64
96.43
91.03
65.14
46.27
IRAD
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
99.88
97.61
93.49
71.52
54.73
EN
99.39
99.33
99.33
99.33
99.33
98.94
95.87
91.68
65.68
48.77
AD
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
99.37
97.72
93.03
89.15
45.53
13.66
/
M1
99.48
90.97
79.66
63.41
52.62
52.33
42.69
30.76
14.41
5.75
M2
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
99.85
97.24
93.80
78.06
57.59
M3
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
99.73
97.07
93.08
79.36
61.33
M4
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
99.60
97.36
84.35
77.51
12MAP: 12 months after planting (dry season); 15MAP: 15 months after planting (raining season); /: unknown months of the harvest. M1, M2, M3, and M4 were commercial gari collected from Abattoir Maroua and Bertoua markets, respectively.
