Bulk Sweet Cassava Supplement - Pregnancy Pack

Description

Cassava is believed to have originated in Brazil or Paraguay, but has spread throughout many tropical regions of the world. In Brazilian mythology, cassava was portrayed as a savior, protecting the people from starvation. One particular myth portrayed a woman by the name of Tupi, who witnessed her child starve to death. She buried her son under the floor of her hut and during the night she was visited by a wood spirit by the name of 'Mani' who turned the child's body into the root of a plant, calling it 'Mani oca,' which translates to 'wood spirit root.' This food became the primary staple food of many tropical regions. Despite being commonly referred to as yuca, it is not the same plant as yucca, which is a fruit-bearing shrub in the Asparagaceae family. Cassava is classified as sweet or bitter, based on the amount of harmful precursors found in a kilogram of the raw root. Sweet cassava contains the lowest amounts of these precursors, and for this reason, bitter cassava is usually only resorted to as a food source in times of severe famine. However, with proper preparation, these substances are effectively and safely removed from the root in both sweet and bitter varieties of cassava.