Manihot esculenta, commonly called cassava, manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America, from Brazil, Paraguay …

Dec 24, 2025 · Cassava (yuca) is a starchy root vegetable. It’s rich in vitamin C and good for your gut — but when eaten raw, it can cause cyanide poisoning.

Apr 19, 2023 · Cassava is a root vegetable widely consumed in many countries around the globe. It provides many important nutrients, including resistant starch, which may have health benefits.

Jan 10, 2026 · Cassava, tuberous edible plant of the spurge family from the American tropics. It is cultivated throughout the tropical world for its tuberous roots, from which cassava flour, breads, …

Jan 15, 2026 · Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a woody shrub native to South America that has been cultivated for its starchy, tuberous root for over 8,000 years. Today, it ranks as the third-largest …

Oct 30, 2025 · Cassava is high in carbohydrates and provides nutrients like vitamin C and potassium. Raw cassava contains toxic compounds, so you must prepare it properly to be safe to eat.

Cassava is a starchy root crop native to the Amazon basin. Over centuries it spread with Indigenous knowledge and trade to Africa and Asia, where it thrives in hot, humid or seasonally dry climates and …

Jun 26, 2025 · Cassava (also called yuca, Brazilian arrowroot and manioc) is a starchy root vegetable that’s grown globally.

5 days ago · Learn how to prepare cassava root safely, its nutritional value, and common culinary uses. Discover what to look for and when it’s worth including in your diet.

Dec 6, 2025 · Cassava is older than Brazil. Older than Haiti. Older than the Atlantic disaster that shattered three continents into one circuit of extraction. It was first cultivated by Indigenous peoples …