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Cassava Starch

Cassava starch is a purified starch used to thicken foods and provide elasticity in doughs and noodles.

Cassava Starch — illustrative ingredient image

About Cassava Starch

Manioc starch is the purified starch separated from cassava roots and dried into a fine, generally white powder. It is distinct from cassava flour, which is made from more of the processed root. The powder is used as a thickener, binder, and texture modifier in sauces, soups, batters, doughs, puddings, and other preparations.

Manioc starch has little flavour. When heated with liquid, it can form a smooth paste or gel, with the final thickness, elasticity, or translucency determined by hydration and heating. Its sensory contribution is therefore primarily textural rather than aromatic, although the surrounding recipe supplies the dominant flavour.

It may be sold as ordinary starch or in a granulated or pregelatinized form. As a dry powder it is fine and generally white; hydration turns it into a paste or gel, while cooking determines the finished texture. The intended product should be distinguished from cassava flour or a prepared tapioca product.

Ingredient type
flour

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Local names for cassava starch

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English

Manioc starch

English

cassava starch

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Cassava Starch nutrition & diet

Cassava Starch nutritional value

Starch, cassava starch — MEXT 02028

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

Calories
354kcal
Protein
0.1g
Carbs
85.3g
Fat
0.2g

Per 100 g edible portion. Values use MEXT 2023 with March 2026 corrections; the English food name is matched by food code from the official English edition. Carbohydrate is total carbohydrate by difference. Values in parentheses in the source are estimates reported by MEXT. This reference does not cover other preparations or brands.

Portions & preparation

Record manioc starch as the dry extracted powder or as a prepared gel, dough, coating, or baked product. Its role as thickener or binder changes the amount used and the surrounding recipe. Document hydration, heating, added fats, sweeteners, and other ingredients rather than treating all uses alike.

Compare the right form: Match a reference to dry cassava-derived manioc starch or the exact cooked, baked, coated, or blended food in which it is used.

Diet considerations

Manioc starch is plant-derived and processed from cassava. Compatibility changes when blended with wheat or other cereal flours, milk, egg, meat, or coatings. As a concentrated starch ingredient, its carbohydrate pattern depends strongly on recipe quantity and serving size; a finished product should be assessed as a recipe.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: MEXT Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 2023 supplement, corrected March 2026 ↗. 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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