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Tapioca Starch

Level 1Generally benignIn Winter's Dictionary

Tapioca Starch is a thickener gum — Starch from cassava used for thickening

What it does

Starch from cassava used for thickening

Where you'll see it

puddings, juicy pies, soups

Regulatory status

  • US FDA: GRAS
  • Notes: ASP

Sources

  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): a product of cassava, the tapioca plant; used for thickening such foods as puddings