Samples | mg CN−/kg dry weight of cassava | FAO/WHO recommended level (mg CN−/kg dry weight of cassava) | Percentage Exceeded FOA/WHO Recommendation (%) | Mean Significant Fundoscopic Findings in the Optic Nerve Head of each grp (Pre-Experiment) | Mean Significant Fundoscopic Findings in the Optic Nerve Head of each grp (post-Experiment) |
Raw Cassava | 2486.39 | 15 - 1000 | 148.6 |
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24-hour Fermentation without Red Palm Oil | 2386.65 | 138.7 | Normal Disc | -Swollen Disc -Temporal Disc Pallor -Peripapillary haemorrhages | |
24-hour Fermentation with Red Palm Oil | 1791.8 | 79.2 | Normal Disc | Mild papilledema | |
48-hour Fermentation without Red Palm Oil | 1204.07 | 20.4 | Normal Disc | -Mild papilledema -Temporal Disc Pallor | |
48-hour Fermentation with Red Palm Oil | 1034.81 | 3.5 | Normal Disc | Normal Disc findings | |
Control Group fed with “Grower Mash” for 60 days | Nil |
| Nil | Normal Disc findings | Normal Disc findings |