A review of cassava semolina (gari and eba) end-user preferences and implications for varietal trait evaluation
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2020-10-22
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The purpose of this review is to support breeders and food scientists by examining research carried out
on end-user preferences for gari and its derived dough product, eba, in Africa. The review focused on gari
regarding the physical and chemical composition of raw cassava roots, methods of storage, the composi
tion of gari with or without enrichment, and the sensory evaluation of gari and eba. The primary sensory
attributes identified to describe gari are colour, taste, texture, aroma and flavour. Texture attribute of
importance is crispiness for uncooked gari, and hand feel before consumption for eba. There was a signif
icant correlation between the sensory characteristics of gari and the starch and cyanogenic potential
(CNP) contents of the raw roots. Hence, the correlation of the end-user preferences with the chemical
composition of the cassava roots could be helpful to breeders in refining selection criteria and developing
high-throughput screening methods.
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Wasiu Awoyale, Emmanuel Oladeji Alamu, Ugo Chijioke, Tran Thierry, Hubert Noel Takam Tchuente, Robert Ndjouenkeu, Ngoualem Kegah and Busie Maziya-Dixon (2021). A review of cassava semolina (gari and eba) end-user preferences and implications for varietal trait evaluation. International Journal of Food Science & Technology, 56(3):1206-1222. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.14867.