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It is a root starch derived from the cassava plant, native to South America and the West indies. The thick fibrous roots are used in a variety of forms

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What kind of pudding is in tapioca pudding?

It's in the name. Tapioca is in Tapioca pudding.


What food group does Tapioca pudding belong?

Tapioca is a starch so it goes under the header of Carbohydrates - Grains, cereal, bread, pasta and rice


Is tapioca a plant part?

Tapioca is the starch extracted from the cassava root. So, no it is not a plant part itself but it is extracted from roots Cassava is another word for the tapioca plant. Generally, tapioca or cassava refers to the root of the plant. Hence, yes; tapioca is part of a plant.


What part of speech is the word pudding?

Pudding is a noun.


Why do farmers remove the leaves of a young tapioca plant before putting them into the soil to grow?

When the leaves are cut, buds pop from the spot which joins the leaf to the other part of the plant, thus allowing further reproduction.


What is tapioca?

Tapioca is a starchy substance in the form of hard white grains. It is obtained from cassava and used in cooking puddings and some other dishes. It first came from Brazil.Tapioca is the starch from the root of a certain plant.


What is does chloroplast do?

Its part of a plant that make the plant green.


Does Tapioca starch contain giladins which flair Systemic Lupus Erythomysis you have a sensitivity to giladins as part of glutin flour and it flairs your SLE?

Tapioca starch does not contain gliadins, therefore it is safe for people who are on a gluten free diet. It will not make your lupus flare.


What is tapioca called in Marathi?

Tapioca is a tuber crop and mainly found/consumed in Kerala and southern part of Tamil Nadu. In Malayalam (Kerala) it is known by different names like "Kappa", 'Chini", "Marachini" etc. and Tamil (TN) it is known as "Maravalli" or "Maravalli Kizhangu". It's full of starch/energy giving and well accepted by the working peasants. Different forms of tapioca products/disches are available like, tapioca chips, tapioca finger chips, tapioca pappad - its very famous in southern most Kerala, tapioca uppuma, tapioca halwa, tapioca based infant feed, etc.


What part of a plant captures energy to make food for the plant?

Leaves


what part of the plant is in charge to make the plant stand up?

Stem


Is there a different part of your body for pudding?

yes there is