Sunday, October 3, 2010

Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea), The New Flour, Did you know?

 Did you know that arrowroot flour is the only starch with calcium ash? It is a nutritious food, obtained from the fleshy root stock of a tropical American plant. It is an easily digested food well fitted for infants and the convalescent.
 It can replace cornstarch and white flour , an excellent thickening agent for gravies, sauces and pastries. It is used primarily for food in dietetic use, where it enjoys a reputation for smoothness and palatability.
 Arrowroot was once used quite a bit in baby formulas as a superior carbohydrate, proof showed that it agreed with babies better than any other starch or sugar. Here is why. It is the only starch product with a calcium ash. The calcium chloride, in the form of calcium found in arrowroot starch, is very important for the maintenance of proper acid and alkali balances in the human body.
  Its known health-building properties may be due to trace minerals from the sea, as well as from the calcium it gets from the sea water. If it is used in ice cream formulas in place of cornstarch, arrowroot has a vanilla-like flavor and smooth texture. Arrowroot is not a refined; it is simply the dried and powdered root.
 I started using this a few years ago and love it! There is something very soothing when eating your turkey gravy at Thanksgiving time, knowing it is actually good for you!


God Bless And Have A Easy Sunday!
Simone :)
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