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2011-05-07

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Marín Idarraga, D. A., Alcocer Tocora, M. R., Salazar Camacho, N. A., & Bernal Silva, J. F. (2011). Quality of arracachia flour (Arracacia xanthorriza Bancroft) from the method of drying by conduction. Revista De Investigación Agraria Y Ambiental, 2(1), 23-28. https://doi.org/10.22490/21456453.906
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Quality of arracachia flour (Arracacia xanthorriza Bancroft) from the method of drying by conduction.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22490/21456453.906
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Artículos de Investigación
Diego Alberto Marín Idarraga Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD) Escuela de Ciencias Básicas, Tecnología e Ingeniería (ECBTI) CEAD Ibagué, Colombia
Milena Raquel Alcocer Tocora Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD) Escuela de Ciencias Básicas, Tecnología e Ingeniería (ECBTI) CEAD Ibagué, Colombia
Natalia Andrea Salazar Camacho Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD) Escuela de Ciencias Básicas, Tecnología e Ingeniería (ECBTI) CEAD Ibagué, Colombia
John Freddy Bernal Silva Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD) Escuela de Ciencias Básicas, Tecnología e Ingeniería (ECBTI) CEAD Ibagué, Colombia

A quality assessment of the arracachia our grown in the village of Anaime (Cajamarca, Tolima) was made by the efective method of drying by conduction. Samples of the existing varieties in Anaime were taken, in order to determine which variety has the best quality of flour after drying by conduction from the physicochemical and bromatological analysis. Out of the three varieties found in order of importance, the best variety was “paliverde” followed by “common” and finally “cartagenera”. With the drying process by conduction high degrees of quality can be achieved with a high quality standard and nutritional value.