Cassava starch

Cassava starch is the starch isolated from the cassava tuber, also called tapioca. It forms clear, glossy gels with a neutral flavour and smooth, slightly stringy texture, making it valued as a thickener in foods from puddings and sauces to gluten-free baking and bubble tea pearls. Its clean taste lets other flavours shine, and it performs well in both sweet and savoury applications. As one of the most versatile food starches, it is traded globally in large volumes. Fermented cassava starch gives Brazilian cheese breads their distinctive chew and puff.