Cassava flour
Other names tapioca flour
Cassava flour: low in nickel and oxalates. If you're sensitive to any of these, check it against your profile before eating.
Intolerances
- NickelLow
Cassava flour is a starchy root ground fine, and low in nickel, and the processing that removes the root's cyanogenic compounds - soaking, pressing, drying - takes soluble minerals out with them.
Sources· 1
- Flyvholm M-A et al., Z Lebensm Unters Forsch 179 (1984) 427-431, nickel content of food and estimates of dietary intake
- OxalatesLow
Cassava flour is dried, milled root that has been soaked, fermented or boiled, and those steps REDUCE soluble oxalate rather than remove it — so the flour lands below the root and above nothing. Tapioca starch is the product that would genuinely be clear, because it is the washed starch alone; cassava flour is the whole root.
Sources· 2
- Chai W & Liebman M, J Agric Food Chem 53 (2005), 3027-3030
- Noonan SC & Savage GP, Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 8 (1999)
- Histamine (+liberators / DAO inhibitors)None
- TyramineNone
- SalicylateNone
- SucroseNone
- FODMAPsNone
- LactoseFODMAPsNone
- OligosaccharidesFODMAPsNone
- SorbitolFODMAPsNone
- FructoseFODMAPsNone
- GlutenNo
Intolerance levels are based on our documented scientific sources. See sources →
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Frequently asked questions
Which intolerances does cassava flour affect?
Cassava flour is notable for nickel and oxalates. Clear on histamine, tyramine, salicylate, sucrose, FODMAPs, lactose, oligosaccharides, sorbitol, fructose and gluten.
Does cassava flour contain nickel?
Cassava flour contains only low levels of nickel. Cassava flour is a starchy root ground fine, and low in nickel, and the processing that removes the root's cyanogenic compounds - soaking, pressing, drying - takes soluble minerals out with them.
Does cassava flour contain oxalates?
Cassava flour contains only low levels of oxalates. Cassava flour is dried, milled root that has been soaked, fermented or boiled, and those steps REDUCE soluble oxalate rather than remove it — so the flour lands below the root and above nothing. Tapioca starch is the product that would genuinely be clear, because it is the washed starch alone; cassava flour is the whole root. Amounts vary by brand and recipe, so always check the label of the exact product.
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