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Re:Cassava crisis: the deadly food that doubles as a vital V... by jamesrcole on Thursday July 12, 2018 @08:49PM (#17519788)
You missed the "arrowroot" flour, which is actually tapioca flour https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/226010/mc-...

There seems to be a bit of disagreement out there but most of the things I've read say the flour and starch are the same thing.

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Re:Cassava crisis: the deadly food that doubles as a vital V... by adrian_mrd on Friday July 13, 2018 @12:48AM (#17520574)
Thanks, good to know about the Arrowroot flour being Tapioca flour.

Yeah, it is confusing determining what is flour and starch. Doesn’t help that there are a variety of names eg Yuca (but not Yucca!), Manioca, Cassava, etc.

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