fufu flour
Fufu Flour
Blended cassava, plantain or yam flour used to make fufu.
About Fufu Flour
Fufu flour is a dry, milled flour used to make fufu, a starchy accompaniment for soups, stews, and sauces. It may be made from cassava, plantain, yam, or a blend of these crops. The flour is cooked with water until it becomes a cohesive food that can be shaped, scooped, or eaten with a sauce.
Cooked fufu has a mild, starchy flavour and a smooth, elastic, dough-like texture. Cassava-based versions are often springy and slightly translucent; plantain and yam versions can be denser, more opaque, and more distinctly earthy. Particle size, proportions, hydration, and cooking determine firmness and stretch.
The dry product is usually a pale powder sold in bags or other packages. It may be sifted before use, then gradually stirred into boiling water until thick and lump-free. Cooking changes the free-flowing flour into a glossy, mouldable or spoonable mass, whose colour reflects the source crop.
- Ingredient type
- flour
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Fufu Flour nutrition & diet
Fufu Flour nutritional value
Cassava, flour, from fermented white cassava (dry fufu) — WAFCT 02_040
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the named food form.
- Calories
- 346kcal
- Protein
- 2.1g
- Carbs
- 80.9g
- Fat
- 0.7g
Per 100 g edible portion. Source: Vincent et al., FAO/INFOODS Food Composition Table for Western Africa (2019). Carbohydrate is available carbohydrate calculated by difference; square-bracketed fat in the source uses continuous-extraction analysis. Values describe this reference form, not every recipe, cultivar or preparation.
Portions & preparation
Treat fufu flour as a concentrated starchy ingredient and match the portion to the finished dough and accompanying foods. Preparation changes its texture and water content: cook thoroughly with water, then assess the serving as prepared rather than weighing dry flour alone. Confirm the flour blend before using references.
Compare the right form: Reference should match the exact dry blend—cassava, plantain, yam, or a specified combination—and the cooked fufu portion made from it.
Diet considerations
Fufu flour is plant-derived, but the blend determines which plant ingredients and carbohydrate pattern apply. Plain flour is prepared with water; milk, stock, butter, or other additions change compatibility. Check processing aids and recipe ingredients, especially where cereal flours or premixes may be included.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot 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.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: FAO/INFOODS Food Composition Table for Western Africa (2019) — 02_040 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
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