Evaluation of two systems for drying yucca starch for human comsumption in a rural Ecuadorian comunity

This study attempted to evaluate two systems for drying yucca starch (traditional sun drying on concrete floor coated with black polyethylene gauge 6, and an ecofriendly method consisting of a wooden structure with metal plates and glass cover). The research was carried out in San Pablo de Tarugo, C...

• Main Author: Cárdenas Guillén, Flor María (author)
• Other Authors: Pinargote Zambrano, Eliana Monserrate (author), Moreno Carranza, Verónica Isabel (author), Carreño Mendoza, Lorena (author), Salavarría Barahona, Carlos Fabián (author)
• Format: article
• Language: spa
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Secador solar; almidón; contenido de humedad; tiempo de secado; Solar dryer; starch; moisture content; drying duration
• Online Access: https://revistasespam.espam.edu.ec/index.php/Revista_ESPAMCIENCIA/article/view/111