What Is Cassava?

Cassava is a root vegetable that primarily grows in tropical and warmer climates such as South America and Western Africa. The root provides a staple food and commodity for millions of individuals in the southern hemispheres. When it comes to the worlds largest producers of cassava the country of Nigeria stands out as the largest, where Thailand stands out as the largest exporter of its final end products cassava flour and tapioca starch.

   

There is often a common misconception that the products produced from the Cassava root, tapioca flour and cassava flour, are the same. This is false misconception and can impact the gluten free baking principles of the recipe you are making. The easiest way to think of these two products is tapioca flour is similar to cornstarch and cassava flour is similar to wheat flour.

   

Tapioca flour is the starch that is extracted from the cassava root. The product is similar to that of cornstarch and can replace cornstarch in most recipes. The product is 100% naturally grown gluten free product that is paleo and vegan diet friendly. The product is sourced from the country of Nigeria where Kings cassava works with its suppliers to not only provide a high end product but empower women and the local economies in their suppliers areas.

   

This revolutionary baking ingredient allows for a Grain Free, Gluten Free, Nut free, Paleo flour that has the similar flavor and texture of wheat and can work on a 1:1 ratio by weight in most recipes without all the fuss of mixing and tweaking our favorite baked snacks. There is nothing added to this perfectly fibrous white flour and is a whole food made from the whole cassava root. The product can be used for everything from cakes to cookies and is a perfect all in one baking ingredient for any gluten free baker or any baker willing to experiment.