id: 290
name: Arrowroot
flavor_bible_name_variants: arrowroot,choucroute
flavor_bible_pairings_ids:
status: draft
source: foodb,flavor_bible
food_db_name: Arrowroot
flavor_db_name_variants: arrowroot
name_scientific: Maranta arundinacea
description: Maranta arundinacea, also known as arrowroot maranta West Indian arrowroot, obedience plant, Bermuda arrowroot, araru, ararao or hulankeeriya, is a large, perennial herb found in rainforest habitats. It is cultivated for a starch obtained from the rhizomes (rootstock), which is called arrowroot. The name 'Arrowroot' lead many ayurveda doctors to use root stock of this plant instead of Curcuma angustifolia ("tikhur" in Hindi,"Koova" in Malayalam) a precious medicinal plant.
itis_id: 503694
wikipedia_id: Maranta_arundinacea
picture_file_name: 291.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 52198
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:39:23.000Z
legacy_id: 318
food_group: Vegetables
food_subgroup: Tubers
food_type: Type 1
created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:30.000Z
updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:22.000Z
creator_id: null
updater_id: null
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: 210060
export_to_foodb: true
public_id: FOOD00290