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Arrowroot Flour

Arrowroot flour is a fine starch powder used to thicken sauces, fillings, and desserts.

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About Arrowroot Flour

Arrowroot flour is a fine white powder made by extracting, washing, and drying starch from an arrowroot-type rhizome. It is also called arrowroot starch or arrowroot powder in many kitchens. The commercial name can cover starch from different tropical plants with similar culinary uses.

The flour has a nearly neutral flavour and a smooth, powdery texture. Mixed with cool liquid first, it forms a slurry that thickens sauces, gravies, soups, fruit fillings, custards, and desserts when heated. It commonly gives liquids a clear, glossy finish rather than an opaque, floury one.

Arrowroot flour is sold loose or packaged as a dry powder and is usually measured into recipes before being dispersed. It can also be blended with other dry ingredients. Heating changes the powder into a smooth thickener, while prolonged high heat or vigorous reheating can weaken the thickened texture.

Ingredient type
flour

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Arrowroot flour

English

Arrowroot starch

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Arrowroot Flour nutrition & diet

Arrowroot Flour nutritional value

Arrowroot flour

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
357kcal
Protein
0.3g
Carbs
88.2g
Fat
0.1g

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Portions & preparation

Use the amount of arrowroot flour actually incorporated, recognizing that it is usually dispersed in sauces, fillings, batters, or desserts rather than eaten alone. Match preparation details such as hydration, heating, and the surrounding recipe, because dilution changes the edible portion under review.

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Diet considerations

Pure arrowroot flour is plant-derived starch, but commercial blends may contain other flours or processing ingredients. Compatibility changes with cereal ingredients, coatings, dairy, eggs, or animal fats in the recipe. Its carbohydrate pattern is portion-dependent and especially tied to the amount used in the finished sauce or baked product.

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Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
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  • Keto
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  • Paleo
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  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
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What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Arrowroot flour ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

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