Research Article

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 3

Identified FTIR peak values and functional groups of methanolic extracts of all gari samples.

Peak valuesFunctional groupsPeak valuesFunctional groups

3318-3436Phenol1648-1745Aliphatic
3300-3696Amine1648Amide
3001-3050Aromatic974Alkene
3317Amide1415-1450Aromatic
2832-2943Aliphatic1231-1283Ether
2527-2693Acid1115Secondary alcohol
2171-223Amino acid1020-1033Sulfur