
Yucca
The shell is hard, woody, and inedible. The pulp is firm — even hard — before cooking, furrowed by stiffer longitudinal fibers; Very rich in carbohydrates and sugars, it quickly oxidizes once devoid of the crust. Depending on the variety, it may be white or yellowish.
Manihot Esculenta
Does not present varieties
Cassava undergoes various blanching, boiling, and / or fermentation processes for food preparation10 Examples of cassava-based food products include garri (toasted cassava roots), fufu (similar to oatmeal for breakfast), agbelima dough and cassava flour.
- Humidity: 92.7%
- Carbohydrates 26.9
- Sugars 1.7
- Dietary fiber 1.8
- Fat 0.4
- Proteins 3.2
- Water 60
- Retinol (vit. A) 13 μg (1%)
- Thiamine (vit. B1) 0.09 mg (7%)
- Riboflavin (vit. B2) 0.05 mg (3%)
- Niacin (vit. B3) 0.85 mg (6%)
- Pantothenic Acid (Vit. B5) 0.11 mg (2%)
- Vitamin B6 0.3 mg (23%)
- Vitamin C 48 mg (80%)
- Vitamin E 7 mg (47%)
- Calcium 16 mg (2%)
- Copper 0.10 mg (0%)
- Iron 0.27 mg (2%)
- Magnesium 21 mg (6%)
- Manganese 0.38 mg (19%)
- Phosphorous 27 mg (4%)
- Potassium 271 mg (6%)
- Sodium 14 mg (1%)
- Zinc 0.34 mg (3%)
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It occurs throughout the year
