Tapioca is a starch extracted from the storage roots of the cassava plant. The plant was carried by Portuguese and Spanish explorers to most of the West Indies and Africa and Asia. It’s high in carbs and calories, so tapioca can’t be called healthy. Still, it can help you meet the recommended daily allowance of several important nutrients.

Many tapioca recipes:: tapioca pudding and bubble tea, are loaded with additional calories and fat from added sugars and milk or cream, also Indian sweets, such as Kheer, Payesh, Phirni.