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wheat-based products. We
invested more than a year in
developing and perfecting the
specialized manufacturing
process that produces this
ingredient from cassava root,
which is naturally glutenfree. It's an AKFP proprietary
product exclusively sold by the
company. It is very different
from the various flours
indigenous to cassava-growing
countries. It is designed to
work well in gluten-free baking
and extrusion applications.
Now consumers can enjoy
gluten-free baked goods with
all of the satisfying taste,
moistness and texture they
expect in high-quality baked
goods. And bakers can
offer these products with
the confidence that they meet
the same quality standards
as their regular wheat-based
products.

bland or
neutral flavor
and is relatively
freeze-thaw stable. It has
low levels of reducing sugars,
which helps to minimize
acrylamide formation. Our
proprietary process yields
flour with about 7% dietary
fiber content, which positively
contributes to the nutritional
profile of foods. Our Premium
Cassava Flour has been
tested to perform well for
cookies, brownies, cakes,

muffins,
pancakes,
tortillas, breads, buns
and pizza crusts. This flour
allows for high-quality glutenfree and grain-free baked
products with minimal need
for other flours and baking
aids in the recipe.

FBN: How is Premium Cassava
Flour special?
Mr. Festejo: Premium Cassava
Flour takes on most of the
desirable characteristics of
tapioca starch, including lowgelatinization temperature,
paste clarity, good viscosity,

Smart Solution: Extruding with Plant Proteins.
Plant proteins are increasingly being used to boost the nutritional value of breakfast cereals
and snack foods. Formulating such high-protein extruded products, however, can be challenging,
as proteins generally do not extrude well. Premium cassava flour has been shown to be an
ideal extrusion aid when used to complement a high-protein grain, such as quinoa flour. A study
performed by Rutgers University's Department of Food Science showed that cassava flour helped
in the expansion and textural quality of ready-to-eat breakfast cereal based on a cassava-quinoa
blend. Premium cassava flour is a smart solution to assist with the protein fortification of
extruded grain-based foods.

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