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Nutrient content of 10 major staple foods per 100 g dry weight [1] Staple Maize (corn) Rice, white Wheat Potatoes Cassava Soybeans, green Sweet potatoes Yams Sorghum Plantain RDA; Water content (%) 10 12 13 79: 60 68 77 70 9 65 Raw grams per 100 g dry weight 111: 114: 115: 476: 250: 313: 435: 333: 110: 286: Nutrient; Energy (kJ) 1698: 1736 ...
Cassava (Haitian Creole: kasav) (French: Cassave) is a popular starch and common staple in Haiti where it is often eaten as part of a meal or occasionally by itself. It is usually eaten in bread form, [6] often with peanut butter spread on the top or with milk. [7] [8] Cassava flour, known as musa or moussa, is
Raw cassava is 60% water, 38% carbohydrates, 1% protein, and has negligible fat (table). [116] In a 100-gram (3 + 1 ⁄ 2-ounce) reference serving, raw cassava provides 670 kilojoules (160 kilocalories) of food energy and 23% of the Daily Value (DV) of vitamin C, but otherwise has no micronutrients in significant content (i.e., above 10% of the ...
“But while a great source of energy, raw cassava is toxic so must be prepared properly by soaking for long periods of time, cooking, or fermenting for safety and nutritional benefits.”
In Brazil, where farofa is particularly popular, typical recipes call for raw cassava flour to be toasted with butter, salt, and bacon until golden brown, being incremented with numerous other ingredients. It is an essential accompaniment to feijoada. Tapioca: A starch extracted from cassava (Manihot esculenta).
In Brazil, where farofa is particularly popular, typical recipes call for raw cassava flour to be toasted with abundant butter, vegetable oil or olive oil, salt, bacon, onions, garlic, sausage, or olives until golden brown. It is sometimes served as an accompaniment to Brazilian feijoada [1] and Brazilian churrasco.
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Various types of potatoes Unprocessed seeds of spelt, a historically important staple food Harvesting Sago pith to produce the starch in Papua New Guinea. A staple food, food staple, or simply staple, is a food that is eaten often and in such quantities that it constitutes a dominant portion of a standard diet for an individual or a population group, supplying a large fraction of energy needs ...