Grain
Flake
Flake of Tapioca is a distinct kitchen form used when recipes want this specific yield or texture rather than the whole ingredient. plant ingredient with cultivar-driven sweetness, acid or starch. Handle by the moisture and perishability of tapioca: keep cold if fresh, dry if shelf-stable. Cook with methods that suit its size and texture. ripeness and cut size drive timing more than complex technique. Pairs with salt, fat, acid, herbs matched to the plant. Even thickness matters more than elaborate marinades for consistent doneness.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 2.38 g
- Saturated Fat 0.51 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.47 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.18 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 5.15 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 72.3 g
- Dietary Fibre 6.02 g
- Total Sugars 0.95 g
- Complex / starch 61.6 g
- Protein 10.2 g
- Water 12.7 g
- Energy 352 kcal
- Water 12.7 g
- Carbohydrates 72.3 g
- Protein 10.2 g
- Fat 2.38 g
- Saturated Fat 0.51 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.47 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.18 g
- Omega-3 0.12 g
- Vitamins 52.7 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.27 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 3.54 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.52 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.22 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.6 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 25.4 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.66 mg
- Vitamin K 2.4 µg
- Minerals 287 mg
- Major Minerals 285 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.27 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.09 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 3.54 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.52 · vitamin-b6: 0.22 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.6 · vitamin-b9-folate: 25.4 · vitamin-e: 0.66 · vitamin-k: 2.4 ·
Minerals
Flake of Tapioca: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Cold storage and transport made tapioca a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named flake portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of tapioca for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named flake portions.
Market gardeners and growers selected tapioca for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named flake portions.