Made from cassava root, King Lion brand Premium Cassava Flour, from American Key Food Products (AKFP), is produced through a proprietary manufacturing process that yields an ingredient with superior baking properties, the company states. Unlike most formulations for gluten-free baked goods, which are composed of several types of flours and starches, a wide range of high-quality baked goods can be made using only this cassava flour in place of wheat flour. This simplifies formulation and production, reduces the need for inventorying ingredients and simplifies label declaration.
According to Carter Foss, AKFP’s technical sales director, the product is unique, because “it behaves like flour. Being cassava-based also means it has a significant starch content and acquires some of the important attributes of a starch.”