name: Cassava

flavor_db_name_variants: cassava

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Cassava

id: 323

name_scientific: Manihot esculenta

description: Cassava (also called yuca, mogo, or manioc) is a woody shrub cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible starchy tuberous root, a major source of carbohydrates. It differs from the similarly-spelled yucca, an unrelated fruit-bearing plant. Cassava, when dried to a starchy, powdery (or pearly) extract is called tapioca, while its fermented, flaky version is named garri. [Wikipedia]

itis_id: 503688

wikipedia_id: Cassava

picture_file_name: 328.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 632115

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:37:15.000Z

legacy_id: 355

food_group: Vegetables

food_subgroup: Tubers

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:35.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:23.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: 2

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 3983

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00323