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Cassava (yuca or Brazilian arrowroot) is a perennial tropical root vegetable, the underground part of the cassava shrub and like potatoes and yams, it is a tuber crop. The root of cassava is similar to sweet potatoes but unlike sweet potatoes, it should not be eaten raw because it contains cyanide, especially in the skin, which is toxic to ingest and requires correct preparation before eating.

The Cassava crop is an important food for many in Africa, Asia, and South America. Cassava is being studied for addition to the GMO base.

Cassava flour, like tapioca flour are made from the same root. However, this flour is not the optimum choice for the primary dietary food because one cup or flour has 78 grams of carbohydrates with 330 calories and only 2.8 grams of protein. It does has 3.7 grams of fiber.

Although it contains 42.4 mg of vitamin C as well as high levels of thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin, it does not have the same nutritional value as other tubers. Although the same one cup of flour from the root has only 2.8 grams of protein, the leaves of the plant, however, have a high level of protein.

Cassava is a source of resistant starch, which remains relatively unchanged while passing through the digestive tract and then boosts the gut health by nurturing beneficial gut bacteria. So, cassava flour, when used as an secondary dietary food can be beneficial for health.

Cassava is both an anti-inflammatory food and a prebiotics food.

1. Improves Heart Health because it contains saponins which are plant phytochemicals, which have detergent qualities and allow them to bind to bile and prevent reabsorption. It also has high potassium content to regulate heart beat and blood pressure.

2. Improves Gut Health because it is a resistant starch which resists digestion until it reaches the colon and then feeds friendly bacteria and increases production of short-chain fatty acids like butyrate helping the cell lining in the gut.

3. Assists in Weight Loss because the fiber provided which aids in satiety. Cassava contains amylose

4. Controls Blood Sugar because it is low on the glycemic index and does not elevate blood sugar and insulin like other starches and carbs might. Also, being fiber rich, this blunts the effect of carbohydrate consumption and may prevent diabetes and other modern disease.

5. Decreases Inflammation due to the anti-inflammation quality of saponins, which reduces inflammation of the joints in particularly and in the body in general. Amino acids in cassava also play a part in protecting and repairing body tissue.

6. Gluten free cassava is a good option for a grain free diet, providing energy from it′s carbohydrates but is is also low on the glycemic index helping with satiety.

Serving size: 1 cup

Calories: 330, Protein: 2.8g, Total Fat: .6g, Sat. Fat: 0.2g, Omega-3s: 35mg

Carbohydrates: 78g, Fiber: 3.7g, Sugar: 3.5g

A: 26.8IU, C: 42.4mg, D: -mg, E: 0.4mg, K: 3.9mg,

B1: 0.2mg, B2: 0.1mg, B3: 1.8mg, B5: 0.2mg,

B6: 0.0mg, B7: -mg, B9: 55.6μg, B12: 0.0mg,

Ca: 33mg,  Fe: 0.6mg,  Mg: 43.6mg,  P; 55.6mg, K: 558mg,

Na: 28.8mg,  Zn: 0.7mg,  Cu: 0.2mg,  Mn; .08mg;  Se: 1.4μg