Tubers are the backbone of Southern African vegan diets, providing essential carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals. This ...

Cassava, native to South America, has become a cornerstone of Central African vegan cuisine. This hardy root vegetable ...

Some studies have shown that cassava and other root vegetables—such as sweet potatoes, carrots, and beets—can have high lead ...

In one study, participants who ate sweet potato and cassava increased high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (considered good cholesterol) and decreased low-density lipoprotein (LDL ...

Like so many other nations, China hopes to shift production of fuel ethanol away from grains to other feedstocks such as sweet potato, cassava, and sorghum. One of the country's major ethanol ...

sweet potatoes, and cassava to help nourish the poor. He sees wheat, soy, and peanuts free of allergens; bananas that deliver vaccines; and vegetable oils so loaded with therapeutic ingredients ...