Tapioca
Scientific names: Manihot esculenta
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Alternate names: Tapioca pearls, cassava starch
Actions: General, Antidiabetic activity
Background
Tapioca is a starch that comes from the cassava plant (Manihot esculenta). It is used to thicken foods such as puddings, noodles, bread, and others.
Tapioca starch is prepared by cooking cassava, drying it, processing it, and then cooking it again. When eaten, tapioca takes longer for the body to break down into sugar when compared to other grains or carbohydrates. This might help lower blood sugar levels after eating.
People use tapioca for prediabetes and other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
Don't confuse tapioca with cassava. These are not the same.
Tapioca starch is prepared by cooking cassava, drying it, processing it, and then cooking it again. When eaten, tapioca takes longer for the body to break down into sugar when compared to other grains or carbohydrates. This might help lower blood sugar levels after eating.
People use tapioca for prediabetes and other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
Don't confuse tapioca with cassava. These are not the same.
Safety Safety definitions
When taken by mouth: Tapioca is commonly consumed in foods. It is possibly safe when used in larger amounts as medicine, short-term. Side effects might include stomach pain, bloating, gas, and vomiting.
Special Precautions & Warnings:
Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Tapioca is commonly consumed in foods. There isn't enough reliable information to know if tapioca is safe to use in larger amounts as medicine when pregnant or breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and stick to food amounts.Effectiveness
Effective Effectiveness definitions
There is interest in using tapioca for a number of purposes, but there isn't enough reliable information to say whether it might be helpful.
Dosing & administration
Tapioca is commonly consumed in foods. As medicine, there isn't enough reliable information to know what an appropriate dose of tapioca might be. Keep in mind that natural products are not always necessarily safe and dosages can be important. Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult a healthcare professional before using.
Interactions with pharmaceuticals
It is not known if Tapioca interacts with any medicines.
Before taking Tapioca, talk with your healthcare professional if you take any medications.
Before taking Tapioca, talk with your healthcare professional if you take any medications.
Interactions with herbs & supplements
There are no known interactions with herbs and supplements.
Interactions with foods
There are no known interactions with foods.
Products
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Per 1.5 g:
- Tapioca
- Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis (CUL 34) 1 billion CFU
- Bifidobacterium breve (M-16V) 1.5 billion CFU
- Bifidobacterium bifidum (CUL 20) 50 million CFU
- Bifidobacterium infantis (M-63) 500 million CFU
- Bifidobacterium longum (BB536) 1 billion CFU
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG 1 billion CFU
- Bifidobacterium bifidum (CUL 73) 950 million CFU
- Lactobacillus fermentum (CUL 67) 1 billion CFU
- Cichorium intybus (root) (Chicory)
- Calcium phosphate
- Zea mays (Corn starch)
- Corn maltodextrin
- Potato maltodextrin
Practitioner product
Per 3 g:
- Tapioca
- Magnesium hydroxide
- Coconut water powder
- Calcified lithothamnion (Red algae)
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Per 7.5 g:
- Tapioca maltodextrin
- Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (Guar gum) 6 g
- Camellia sinensis ext. 75 mg
- Acacia catechu 300 mg
- Fragaria ananassa (juice) powder (Strawberry)
- Euterpe oleracea (berry) puree (Acai)
- Ribes nigrum (fruit) juice dry
- Lycium barbarum (fruit)
- Punica granatum
- Sambucus nigra (fruit)
- Vaccinium corymbosum (fruit) powder
- Vaccinium macrocarpon
- Rubus idaeus juice
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Per 8 g:
- Tapioca
- Chicken, bones
- Chicken, roasted
- Allium schoenoprasum dry
- Allium sativum powder
- Apple cider vinegar
- Pink Himalayan crystal salt
- Rosmarinus officinalis ext.
- Nutritional yeast flakes (Dried yeast)
- Allium cepa powder
- Piper nigrum (seed) oil
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Per 8 g:
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Per 8 g:
- Tapioca
- Beef bones
- Curcuma longa powder 160 mg
- Apple cider vinegar
- Pink Himalayan crystal salt
- Hydrolysed bovine collagen peptides
- Nutritional yeast flakes (Dried yeast)
- Piper nigrum
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Per 8 g:
- Tapioca
- Chicken, bones
- Chicken, roasted
- Lentinula edodes powder
- Grifola frondosa
- Apple cider vinegar
- Pink Himalayan crystal salt
- Rosmarinus officinalis ext.
- Nutritional yeast flakes (Dried yeast)
- Piper nigrum powder
- Allium cepa
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Per 8 g:
- Tapioca
- Chicken, bones
- Chicken, roasted
- Apple cider vinegar
- Pink Himalayan crystal salt
- Rosmarinus officinalis ext.
- Nutritional yeast flakes (Dried yeast)
- Piper nigrum (seed) powder
- Allium cepa
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Per 8 g:
- Tapioca
- Chicken, bones
- Chicken, roasted
- Curcuma longa powder
- Apple cider vinegar
- Pink Himalayan crystal salt
- Rosmarinus officinalis ext.
- Nutritional yeast flakes (Dried yeast)
- Piper nigrum
- Allium cepa
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Per 6 g:
- Tapioca
- Fermented soybean paste (Red miso)
- Oryza sativa (Rice)
- Sea salt
- Aspergillus oryzae (Kōji mould)
- Medium Chain Triglycerides (powder) (MCT)
- Nutritional yeast flakes (Dried yeast)
- Pink Himalayan crystal salt
- Allium cepa
- Daucus carota powder (Carrot)
- Apium graveolens
- Oryza sativa (Brown rice)
- Allium sativum
- Curcuma longa
- Pumpkin powder
- Brassica oleracea var. acephala (leaf) powder (Kale)
- Spinacia oleracea (Spinach)
- Sweet potato powder
- Brassica oleracea var. italica (Broccoli)
- Laminaria digitara (Kelp)
- Petroselinum crispum
- Allium schoenoprasum
- Piper nigrum
- Arctic sea algae
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Per 8 g:
- Tapioca
- Oryza sativa (Rice)
- Chicken, bones
- Chicken, roasted
- Glycine max
- Sea salt
- Apple cider vinegar
- Coconut medium-chain triglyceride (Coconut MCT)
- Pink Himalayan crystal salt
- Rosmarinus officinalis ext.
- Allium cepa
- Allium sativum
- Piper nigrum
- Nutritional yeast flakes (Dried yeast)
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Per 8 g:
- Tapioca
- Oryza sativa (Rice)
- Beef bones
- Glycine max
- Beef
- Sea salt
- Hydrolysed bovine collagen peptides
- Apple cider vinegar
- Coconut medium-chain triglyceride (Coconut MCT)
- Nutritional yeast flakes (Dried yeast)
- Pink Himalayan crystal salt
- Allium cepa
- Allium sativum
- Piper nigrum
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Per 35 g (Chocolate):
- Tapioca maltodextrin
- Cannabis sativa powder 20.65 g
- Coconut milk powder
- Vanilla planifolia (Vanilla bean extract)
- Sunflower lecithin
- Silica - colloidal anhydrous
- Thaumatin
- Theobroma cacao powder 9.8 g
- Natural chocolate flavour
- Natural flavours
- Acacia sp.
420 g Chocolate
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Per 40 g:
- Tapioca
- Oryza sativa (Rice protein)
- Pea protein isolate
- Oryza sativa (Brown rice malt syrup)
- Theobroma cacao (Cocoa mass)
- Theobroma cacao (Cocoa powder)
- Natural flavours
- Sunflower lecithin
- Sea salt
- d-alpha-Tocopherol
- Stevia rebaubiana
- Dark chocolate
- Dark chocolate (chips)
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Per 40 g:
- Tapioca
- Oryza sativa (Rice protein)
- Pea protein isolate
- Oryza sativa (Brown rice malt syrup)
- Theobroma cacao (Cocoa mass)
- Theobroma cacao (Cocoa powder)
- Natural flavours
- Sunflower lecithin
- Sea salt
- d-alpha-Tocopherol
- Stevia rebaubiana
- Arachis hypogaea (Peanuts)
- Arachis hypogaea (Peanut butter)
- Dark chocolate
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Per 40 g:
- Tapioca
- Oryza sativa (Rice protein)
- Pea protein isolate
- Oryza sativa (Brown rice malt syrup)
- Theobroma cacao (Cocoa mass)
- Natural flavours
- Sunflower lecithin
- Sea salt
- d-alpha-Tocopherol
- Stevia rebaubiana
- Dark chocolate
- Dark chocolate (chips)
- Fagopyrum esculentum powder
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Per 10.5 g:
- Tapioca
- Medium Chain Triglycerides (powder) (MCT) 3.53 g
- Theobroma cacao (Cocoa powder) 2.14 g
- Yeast hydrolysate 500 mg
- Coconut milk powder
- Amorphophallus konjac (root) (Konjac root)
- Cinnamomum verum
- Natural chocolate flavour
- Natural vanilla flavour
- Siraitia grosvenorii (Monk fruit)
- Stevia rebaubiana
- Vitamin E
- Maltodextrin
- Acacia sp. 1.51 g
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Per 12.5 g:
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