Antinutrient & Toxicity

Antinutrient and Toxicity ID

136

Crop ID

Mashua

Part

Tuber

Reported Factor

Thiocyanates

Effect

Thesemetabolize upon being hydrolyzed liberate molecules hydrogen cyanide.

Cause Toxicity

Cause Allergic Reaction

Reduction Method

The process of cooking, washing and sifting, exposure to sunlight or in combination lowers the toxicity of the cyanide to values of 9.2 to 9.4 mg per hundred. Cyanide block the transportation of oxygen to the red blood cells

Notes

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Metadata Id

8,578

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