The boba pearls in the drink are made from cassava, a known source of the heavy metalBubble tea is often made with tea, milk, ...

Consumer Reports tested pearls from several major bubble tea brands, highlighting potential risks as the U.S. bubble tea ...

ROCHESTER — A specialty style of drink from Taiwan has made it to Minnesota and is giving tea drinkers something to chew on. Boba tea, or, bubble tea, is on menus at about half a dozen locations in ...

Cassava, a staple in several African countries, is an incredibly versatile root vegetable that can be converted into ...

Maybe it’s all that boba that’s been floating around in frothy milk teas. Or maybe it’s a nod to nostalgia and the creamy tapioca pudding of childhood memories. Maybe it’s a little of both. Whatever ...

Tapioca is available in a variety of forms, including flour, meal, flakes, and pearls. Tapioca may be a healthy alternative to some foods, as it is low in sodium, and provides a good source of calcium ...

A natural gum can be used to improve the functionality of tapioca starch without impacting ‘clean label’ claims, according to new research. Tapioca starch is a thickening agent derived from cassava ...

The first thing that comes to mind when I hear “tapioca” is chewy, gummy boba spheres, but this wondrous starch has a different side it would like to show you. With minimal ingredients and a little ...

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have recently created a healthier form of starch in the cassava plant. Published in the scientific journal Plant ...

Summertime is pie time. Starting with June strawberries, steady streams of fruit, just begging to become pies, crowd around lucky northern Michiganders. My thickener of choice for fruit pies is ...

Watch out France, there’s a new crepe in town! Sure, there’s nothing like eating one of those Nutella-banana numbers while strolling past La Tour Eiffel, but an unsung Brazilian staple, known as ...