Effect of processing on ascorbic acid in different varieties of cassava (Manihot esculenta, Crantz)

Abstract
Summary: The ascorbic acid content of cassava tubers decreased during storage at room temperature. Pressure cooking led to a loss of 20% in ascorbic acid. Steaming resulted in a loss of 50% in ascorbic acid. The loss in the ascorbic acid content in fermented products was about 95%. There was a conversion of a large part of the ascorbic acid to dehydroascorbic acid during processing.