Abstract
Cassava starch is an important export commodity of Thailand, about 2 × 106 t are expected annually. Initially, cassava was mainly processed to meal and flour. Due to the high market demand for cassava products, the Thai cassava starch industry was established and has developed from small to large-scale with improved processing technology. At present, a production capacity of one factory is, on average, 200 t starch per day. Transition from small to large-scale production was accompanied by varietal development of root having high starch yield and technological improvement of starch production with shorter processing time and better starch quality. Most process technologies are still imported and adopted from those of other starches. The Thai cassava starch industry still encounters impediments, including high production cost, high resource consumption, starch loss, and adverse environmental impact especially sulfur, cyanide, solid and liquid waste. This industry continues to develop, in order to remain internationally competitive.
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