Tapioca is starch obtained from the root of cassava, a plant that mostly grows underground (like a potato). In many parts of the world, it's a food staple. Cassava is a native vegetable of South ...

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have recently created a healthier form of starch in the cassava plant. Published in the scientific journal Plant ...

Tapioca is a starch derived from the root of the cassava plant. Tapioca is naturally vegan, gluten-free, and grain-free, making it a great starch alternative in your diet. Tapioca is naturally ...

This post has been updated. There are plenty of situations that require the thickening power of a pantry starch: your pie filling, soup, sauce, gravy. Cornstarch, tapioca starch (also known as tapioca ...

Potato starch is a versatile ingredient made by crushing potatoes to extract the starch. When you’re using potato starch, you’re using the dried and ground potatoes in the form of a fine powder.

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