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Cassava Flour

Low concern

Cassava flour is a recognized whole-food starch. Raw cassava contains cyanogenic glycosides (linamarin/lotaustralin); proper processing (peeling, drying, fermentation) reduces them to safe levels.

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939 products

What it is

Flour ground from the whole peeled root of cassava (Manihot esculenta).

Gluten-free flour alternative.

Why it's flagged

What regulators actually say

"Cassava and cassava products contain cyanogenic glycosides; processing reduces levels to safe values."

WHO/FAO Codex on cassava cyanogens — who.int

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

Recognized food.

European Union — EFSA

Authorised as a food; cyanogenic glycoside limits apply.

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