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Tapioca

Also known as: tapioca starch, manioc starch

Safe

Whole-food starch derived from cassava. Properly processed tapioca is free of cyanogenic compounds present in raw cassava.

Found in
8,211 products

What it is

Starch extracted from cassava root (Manihot esculenta), sold as flour, pearls, or flakes.

Thickener, binder, gluten-free flour, pearls in beverages.

What regulators actually say

"Tapioca, pearl, dry — USDA FoodData Central nutrient profile"

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

GRAS whole food

European Union — EFSA

Authorised food

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