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Cookbook:Tapioca Starch

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Tapioca Starch
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Tapioca starch, sometimes called tapioca flour or cassava starch, is a refined starch derived from the cassava root. It should not be confused with cassava flour, which is the whole powdered cassava tuber.

Characteristics

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Tapioca starch is very fine and starchy, and is often used as a substitute for arrowroot starch and cornstarch.

Tapioca starch is broadly used as a thickener for sauces, soups and stews. It can also be used in baking. Because it is gluten-free, and is often added to gluten-free baking as a thickener and binder to make up for the lack of gluten in those recipes.

See also

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