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Is Sabudana Healthy for Your Body?

16 Apr 2024 · 1 min

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In this short informational video, the speaker examines sabudana (tapioca pearls) and its suitability for fasting. He explains that sabudana is produced by extracting starch from the roots of the cassava plant, drying it, and shaping it into small white pearls, making it a refined starch that contains only one component of the plant. The speaker argues that refining foods disrupts nature’s balanced nutrient profile, causing refined starches to linger in the digestive system and negating the benefits of fasting. Consequently, he advises that true fasting benefits are achieved by consuming whole, nutrient‑rich foods such as juices, fruits, and soups rather than refined starches like sabudana.

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And many of us eat this during fasting. Sabudana, aka tapioca pearls. Is this good for our bodies or not? How do you think these pretty white balls are made? Do they grow on trees? No! They come from a cassava plant. Actually not the plant, but its roots. The roots are sent to a factory and then the starch is separated from the root. It's then dried and shaped into small round balls. So actually sabudana is a refined starch. We've taken only one component of the plant and thrown off the rest. But what we don't realize is that Mother Nature is actually quite smart. Whatever foods she gives, she balances them excellently with the perfect ratio of proteins, fats, fiber, nutrients, so we humans can easily digest it. When we fragment foods, we sort of mess with nature's plan, and then those refined foods often stick to our digestive system like glue. Fasting on refined starches is not really fasting. It has no benefits for your body. If you want the benefits of fasting, fast on juices, fruits, and soups.