Tapioca Starch

Descripción del producto

• Tapioca Starch  is isolated from the tuberous roots of the manioc plant, which grows mainly in equatorial climates. Depending on the region of growth, plants may be known as mandioca, yucca, cassava or tapioca. After washing it is disintegrated mechanically when a paste like mass called pulp is obtained containing starch granules exposed after disintegration along with finely divided fibrous tissue. The mixture is taken to a sifting machine and thoroughly washed with water and hen sieved through fine brass-wire, sieves when coarser particles of cellulose are left behind on the sieve and smaller particles of starch and some fibrous matter pass down as milky aqueous suspension.

• Tapioca Starch is widely used in the following areas:
  Cooking or baking:
  Because Tapioca Starch is Gluten-Free, Grain-Free and Nut-Free, low in calories, sugar and fat ,this makes it an appropriate option for people who have gluten intolerances but still want to bake or add thickeners to their recipes. Its an alternative to traditional wheat flours, all-purpose flour or even nut-based flours like almond meal. And can be used in recipes can be a great way to reduce the use of butter, oil, cream or dairy. Its suitable for people on a low-calorie diet, those with diabetes, high blood pressure symptoms, high cholesterol, allergies and digestive issues.
  Tapioca starch is widely used in cooking , its an appropriate choice for baking pies, making flat breads and creating snacks such as chips and wafers. Because tapioca starch is also a thickener, many cooks use it to thicken soups, puddings and gravies.
  Tapioca starch has a bland, neutral taste, so when cooking, as adding tapioca starch wont affect the flavor of a recipe. It can be used in both sweet and salty dishes without changing the flavor, color or texture of dishes. Moreover, it never coagulates or separates when refrigerated or frozen.
  Laundy
  Tapioca starch, used commonly for starching shirts and garments before ironing, may be sold in bottles of natural gum starch to be dissolved in water or in sray cans .
  Animal feed
  Tapioca tubers and hay are used worldwide as animal feed. Tapioca hay is harvested at a young growth stage (three to four months) when it reaches about *0 to *5 cm (*2 to *8 in) above ground; it is then sun-dried for one to two days until its final dry matter content approaches *5 percent. Tapioca hay contains high protein (***7 percent crude protein) and condensed tannins(1.*4 percent CP). It is valued as a good roughage source for ruminants such as cattle.