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Sago Palm: Industrial Uses and Benefits by ItsAndrio is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses sago palm and its use as a raw material. Sago palm stores large amounts of starch in its trunk, with productivity of up to 25 tonnes per hectare per year. It has potential as an industrial resource, with available land for cultivation and no competition for food uses. The process of extracting sago involves removing the outer trunk, cutting it, and causing a browning reaction to produce sago starch. Sago starch contains around 96% starch and 25% amylose. Sago waste contains proteins,
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- ItsAndrio
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