Type of cassava Manihot esculenta first became known in South America and then developed in pre-history in Brazil and Paraguay. Modern forms of which have been cultivated species can be found growing wild in southern Brazil. Although the wild Manihot species there are many, all varieties of M. esculenta can be cultivated.
World's cassava production is estimated to reach 184 million tons in 2002. Most of the production is produced in Africa, 99.1 million tons and 33.2 million tons in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Cassava is grown commercially in parts of Indonesia (then Dutch East Indies) at around 1810 after previously introduced to the Portuguese in the 16th century to the Archipelago of Brazil.
MANUFACTURING PROCESS
Tubers of cassava roots contain a lot of glucose and can be eaten raw. It was slightly sweet, some are bitter depending on the compounds that can form the glucoside poison cyanide. Tuber that tastes sweet to produce at least 20 mg of HCN per kilogram of fresh root tubers, and 50 times as much on the tuber that tastes bitter. In this type of sweet cassava, cooking process is necessary to reduce levels of toxicity. From these tubers can also be made of tapioca flour
Nutrient levels
Nutrient content per 100 grams of cassava include:* Water 62.50 grams
* Phosphorus 40.00 grams
* Carbohydrates 34.00 grams
* Calcium 33.00 mg
* Vitamin C 0.00 mg
* Protein 1.20 grams
* Iron 0.70 mg
* Fat 0.30 grams
* Vitamin B1 0.01 mg
| Position | State | Numbe of tons |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Niger | 44.582.000 |
| 2 |  Thailand | 27.565.636 |
| 3 |  Brasil | 25.877.918 |
| 4 |  Indonesia | 21.593.052 |
| 5 |  Republik Demokratik Kongo | 15.019.430 |
| 6 |  Ghana | 9.650.000* |
| 7 |  Vietnam | 9.395.800 |
| 8 |  India | 9.053.900 |
| 9 |  Angola | 8.840.000* |
| 10 |  Tanzania | 6.600.000* |
| 11 |  Uganda | 5.072.000 |
| 12 |  Mozambik | 5.038.623* |
| 13 |  Paraguay | 4.800.000* |
| 14 |  Republik Rakyat Cina | 4.361.573* |
| 15 |  Kamboja | 3.676.232 |
| World | 232.950.180 |
