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Tucupi

Tucupi is a yellow fermented cassava broth used as a cooking liquid and sauce in Amazonian cuisine.

Tucupi — illustrative ingredient image

About Tucupi

Tucupi is a yellow cassava-based broth or sauce associated with Amazonian cuisine. It is produced from cassava liquid and undergoes regional processing before use, resulting in a pourable liquid whose colour may range from pale yellow to deep golden. Its flavour is typically tangy, savoury, and earthy, with intensity varying according to the cassava, fermentation, concentration, and seasoning.

It is used as a cooking liquid, soup base, or sauce, including in dishes such as tacacá and preparations with poultry, fish, meat, or vegetables. **Tucupi may be sold bottled, packaged, or prepared locally**, and it can be served hot or incorporated during cooking.

Some commercial versions are seasoned, concentrated, or combined with other ingredients. Heating, reducing, or adding tucupi to a dish changes its concentration, texture, colour, and flavour contribution. The finished result therefore depends on the product and how it is incorporated.

Ingredient type
sauce

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English

Tucupi

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Tucupi nutrition & diet

Tucupi 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

Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Use the prepared liquid portion as served, distinguishing traditionally fermented cassava broth from commercial bottled versions. Record whether it has been strained, boiled, reduced, salted, sweetened, or combined with herbs, chilies, seafood, meat, or other ingredients before estimating its contribution.

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Diet considerations

Tucupi is plant-derived when it consists solely of processed cassava liquid, but recipes may add salt, sugar, seasonings, seafood, meat, or poultry. Fermentation and cooking alter the product’s composition. The exact cassava preparation and accompanying ingredients determine dietary compatibility, especially in mixed dishes.

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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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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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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