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Cassareep

Cassareep is a thick sauce made by reducing cassava juice and is used as a savory seasoning, especially in stews.

Cassareep — illustrative ingredient image

About Cassareep

Cassareep is a thick, concentrated sauce made by reducing juice expressed from cassava. It is used as a seasoning and colouring ingredient, especially in stews and other long-cooked dishes. It may be added in small quantities to deepen flavour and colour.

Its flavour is pronounced and savoury, with caramelised, earthy, bitter, or smoky notes possible depending on the cassava and reduction. The sauce is viscous, though its intensity and consistency vary with the degree of reduction and any customary seasoning or processing.

Cassareep is generally dark brown to nearly black and sold as a prepared sauce. Further reduction makes it thicker and more concentrated; dilution or incorporation into a stew changes its consistency, colour intensity, and flavour impact. The cassava variety and reduction endpoint are unspecified.

Ingredient type
sauce

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Cassareep nutrition & diet

Cassareep nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Sauce, not further specified

Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
116kcal
Protein
1.6g
Carbs
25.9g
Fat
0.4g

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Portions & preparation

Use the finished cassareep sauce rather than raw cassava juice, and consider the small seasoning portion within the dish. Reduction concentrates the original liquid and recipe additions; brand, cooking time, sweeteners, salt, spices, and preservatives affect comparison.

Compare the right form: Match references to commercially prepared or traditionally reduced cassareep sauce, identifying recipe, concentration, sweeteners, salt, spices, and serving use.

Diet considerations

Cassareep is plant-derived when made from cassava juice and plant seasonings alone, but the recipe must be established. Animal-derived broth, fats, or flavorings can change compatibility, and commercial sauces may include cereal-derived ingredients. Because it is typically used as a seasoning, the dish’s total portion and accompanying foods also matter.

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Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    May be compatible
  • Vegetarian
    May be compatible
  • Pescatarian
    May be compatible
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    May be compatible
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Vegetarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Pescatarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
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: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.9.3.9_98 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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