Performance of Rice and Cassava Extract in the Reduction of Tannins

The world of today is interwoven with high technological advancement whiles many are yet to be done in the field of agriculture as some cash crops like cashews are not being utilized to the fullest and are allowed to waste in the farms in developing countries like Ghana. It is therefore a sine quo non to harness cashew as a cash crop to stimulate complete utilization of the crop using creativity and innovations in the scientific world. Cashew is a cash crop because of its nut, rich in oil and uniquely flavoured which is now widely cultivated in the coastal regions of South Africa, Madagascar and Tanzania and in west Africa, Mali, Ghana and other countries and in South Asia, from Sri Lanka to the Philippines. Cashew apple in spite of its high nutritional value is not consumed in its fresh apple juice form due to astringency. This study therefore aimed to optimize cashew apple juice clarification using cassava and rice starch to reduce the astringency to enhance its wide acceptance and consumption.