PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

(FINAL OUTPUT)

Espinosa, Anthony
Bernaldez, Shechinah
Misal, Helyette
Batislaon, Jacquilyn
Navidas, Sheena Mae
Malon, Kirk Jonel

CASSAVA “Hukayin mo ang aking Sarap at Sustansya.”

1. Origin: Origin, source, inception, root mean the point at which something begins
its course or existence. Origin applies to the things or persons from which
something is ultimately derived and often to the causes operating before the
thing itself comes into being.
 Versatility is what best describes root crops. They are reliable and
dependable source of food, feed, medicine; an essential raw material for
commercial and industrial products; and most importantly, cash crops among
the farmers.
CASSAVA
 One of the famous root crops of all times is Cassava. Cassava (Manihot
esculenta), also known as manioc, tapioca, yuca, and mandioca, is a
domesticated species of tuber, a root crop originally domesticated perhaps as
long ago as 8,000–10,000 years ago, in Southern Brazil and Eastern Bolivia
along the Southwestern border of the Amazon basin, and today, it remains a
staple crop in many developing countries as it is highly protean, nutrient-
packed and energy-dense.

 Cassava is today a primary calorie source in tropical regions around the world,
and the sixth most important crop plant worldwide. Cassava is popularly
known in the Philippines as Balanghoy or kamoteng-kahoy, it is utilized mainly
as food, dried chips for feed, and starch, and contributes of about two percent to
gross value-adding in agriculture.

 There are two kinds of cassava plants: sweet and bitter. Bitter cassava plants
have a higher level of cyanide, and they have to be washed and crushed well
before they are cooked. This will remove all harmful toxins. Once that has been
done, you can grind the roots of cassava plants into flour to prepare different
 kinds of dishes. Sweet cassavas, on the other hand, contain lower levels of
cyanide, and you may eat them as traditional root veggies.

2. Benefits - Something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that

promotes well-being : advantage discounted prices and other benefits of a
museum membership The benefits outweigh the risks of taking the drug. Reaping
the benefits of their hard work changes that will be to your benefit.
 Cassava is a Calorie-Rich vegetable that contains plenty of
carbohydrates and key vitamins and minerals. Cassava is a good
source of vitamin C, thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin. The leaves, which
are also edible if a person cooks them or dries them in the sun, can
contain up to 25% protein.

 Good for the diet and contains High Fiber

 Incorporating cassava into a controlled healthy diet menu has turned
out to have many positive effects on health. Cassava which is rich in
dietary fiber is the right choice if you can’t wait to lose weight. The high
fiber content in cassava helps you stay full for a longer period and
prevents binge eating.

 Making Skin Healthier

 Cassava is also good for the skin, it smoothens and brightens
complexion. The peel of cassava plants can be used as a skin exfoliator.
You can split the peels, make a fresh paste out of it and use it as a scrub.
It also helps the skin hydrated.

 Digestive System-Friendly
 Cassava is good for digestive system. It helps in the absorption of toxins
that enter your intestines. In that way, it improves your digestive health
and keeps it chugging along nicely.

 Good for the Eyes

 Cassava is rich in Vitamin A and compounds such as bakarotennya that
improve the health of your eyes and in the future prevents blindness or
poor eyesight.

 Anti-Inflammatory
 Every serving of cassava also offers antioxidants including anti-
inflammatory phenolic compounds. It includes many different food
sources of phenolic compounds in your diet that is helpful to provide a
variety of antioxidants that can work together to support short- and long -
term inflammatory-related health processes.
  Reduces Blood Pressure
 Cassava is exceptionally high in potassium. Potassium lowers blood
pressure levels and can help balance out sodium intake which raises
blood pressure.

While cassava may have some amazing health benefits, it also has some side
effects that you should be aware of. Here are a few of them:
 Cassava contains a toxin called Linamarin. when eaten raw, the human
digestive system converts this toxin into cyanide, which can prove to be fatal.
 The cassava root rots quickly, which leads to depletion in its nutritional value.
It can also cause fungal and bacterial infections.
 The toxic substances in cassava are known to affect the pituitary gland and
impact
the functioning of the liver and kidney.
 But don’t let these side effects scare you away! If you peel, clean, and
cook cassava well, you can enjoy its goodness without worrying about
toxins! Cleaning and cooking flushes out all the toxins from cassava and
makes it completely edible.

3. Sustainability - Meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of

future generations to meet their own needs. In addition to natural resources, we
also need social and economic resources.
 Cassava can be cultivated all year round. However, some cassava
farmers opted to plant cassava during early part of wet season (starting
June-November) for rainfall availability.
 Cassava plant is a tropical plant which requires warmer atmosphere along
with humid climate. However, the price of cassava is an important factor
that farmers take in consideration for harvesting.
 Cassava has a relatively long growth cycle compared to other important
crops. Farmers normally harvest cassava when the age of 9-12 months or
sometimes it takes an average of 10-12 months — up to 24 months. In
other words, farmers can grow cassava at most once a year, or, in some
cases, every two years.
 Cassava’s Available Food Products in the Market
Dried Cassava Chips. Cassava Bread Cassava Butter Cake
Cassava Coconut Cookies. Cassava Pasta. Cassava Biscuits
 Cassava Pie. Putong Kamoteng - Kahoy Kabkab

P i ut
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Sumang Kamoteng -
Kahoy
CASSAVA: “HUKAYIN MO ANG AKING SARAP AT SUSTANSYA.”

CASSAVA:
 This local ingredient would cross the horizon of homespun. We had able to
cognize the potential of this delish protean-ingredient that would result to novel
products. In our mind map, we actually have ideations that formed different
prospects and desired products.
A TWIST OF CASSAVA GIST:
1. Cassava Cinnamon Rolls with Cheesecake Filling. - From an ordinary
Cinnamon rolls, it is now upgraded into cassava cinnamon rolls, made with
minced and strips casava, combine the flavor of cheesecake as its filling so in
every bite, there’s a burst of sweetness and saltness that would pop in your
mouth.

2. Cassava Waffle Cheesecake - As you eat this product, you’ll taste an untypical
waffle, because it is not made from typical ingredients, it is now made up of
crashed cassava, and with the filling, it is not made from chocolate ganache or
strawberry syrup, but it’s filled with cheesecake like you never imagined
before.

3. Cassava Churros Cheesecake Dip - These churros primarily made from

minced and crashed cassava and as churros renowned from eating it with dips,
we brilliantly want to create cheesecake as its dip.
4. Cassava Wafflenies - This product has the cutest name of all. It is a
combination of waffles and brownies primitively made from cassava. The
great twist of this product is that the cassava brownies are topped with cassava
waffles, brownies are cut into slimmer and smaller sizes and with every indulge,
you can’t resist the double moistness.

5. Cassava Meatballs and Cassava Meatffles - In this product, we aim to bring

the taste of cassava in every bite of meatballs. These meatballs are now
mixed with cassava starch and minced cassava, and this led to our Sixth
product which is the Cassava Meatffles. Cassava Meatffles has a resemblance
with our Cassava Wafflenies, but this one has its own unique attribute. The
cassava meatballs are stuffed in Cassava waffles, and these waffles are on
stick just like corndogs so it is a good-to-go snack with a combo of sweet and
savory tastes like you’ve never taste afore.

6. Cassava Cinnamon Rolls stuffed with Cassava Meatballs. - As you observed,

our products are well utilized in a creative manner. This product introduces how
versatile cinnamon is. From Cassava Cinnamon Rolls, we think that it is good
to staffed it with the piquancy of cassava meatballs. So, in every moment of
mastication, you’ll enjoy the flavor of the two.

Cassava is forsooth a protean root crop. Who would have though that it would
turn into something more incredible and amazing products? Albeit we only made
up all of these from envisioning, but we are sanguine to somehow look forward to
its producing. “Newfangled taste and product from cassava, making it with great
extra”

-GROUP 5-