Cassava flour
Manihot esculenta · Grain
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Cassava flour is the whole peeled root of cassava (Manihot esculenta) dried and milled to a fine, soft, off-white powder. Naturally gluten-free, grain-free and nut-free, mild and faintly earthy, it is the body behind West African fufu, Brazilian farofa and pão de queijo, and a favourite one-to-one wheat substitute in grain-free baking.
Per 100 g
357kcal
88gcarbs
1.4gprotein
0.1gfat
3.7gfibre
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Cassava flour is milled from the whole dried cassava root and is naturally gluten-free, grain-free and nut-free, which has made it popular in gluten-free, grain-free and paleo baking.
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