Cassava

150 g of cassava is 240 kcal and mainly feeds your lungs, skin and immune.

PER 150 G AS BOUGHT · 240 KCAL

The portion is the serving PeakPie's healthy kitchen standard allows for this ingredient (starch).

What it feeds

Lungs11 of 100
Vitamin C: 37%of a day’s target in this portion.
Skin11 of 100
Vitamin C: 37%of a day’s target in this portion.
Immune8 of 100
Vitamin C: 37%of a day’s target in this portion.
Kidneys7 of 100
Potassium: 14%of a day’s target in this portion.
Liver7 of 100
Vitamin C: 37%of a day’s target in this portion.
Heart6 of 100
Potassium: 14%of a day’s target in this portion.
Muscles5 of 100
Potassium: 14%of a day’s target in this portion.
Eyes4 of 100
Vitamin C: 37%of a day’s target in this portion.
Gut4 of 100
Fiber: 9%of a day’s target in this portion.
Bones3 of 100
Magnesium: 9%of a day’s target in this portion.
Brain3 of 100
Choline: 7%of a day’s target in this portion.

The score is what this one portion would do for the organ on an otherwise empty day, against PeakPie’s daily targets for an adult aged 19 to 50 (protein at 70 kg). Your own targets in the app follow your age, sex, weight and activity.

What’s in 150 g

NUTRIENT	AMOUNT	OF A DAY
Vitamin C	31mg	37%
Copper	0.2mg	17%
Potassium	407mg	14%
B6	0.1mg	10%
Folate (B9)	41 mcg DFE	10%
Fiber	2.7g	9%
Magnesium	32mg	9%
Choline	36mg	7%
Phosphorus	41mg	6%
Zinc	0.5mg	5%
Protein	2g	4%
Iron

Watch out

Saturated fat0.1g · 1% of the UK reference intake
Sugars2.6g · 3% of the UK reference intake
Salt0.1g · 1% of the UK reference intake

What may be claimed

Cassava is a source of Vitamin C. These are the authorised wordings from the GB Nutrition and Health Claims Register for those nutrients, the only health claims anyone may make about this food.

Vitamin C

Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
Vitamin C increases iron absorption.

A water-soluble antioxidant your body can't make or store. It builds collagen, helps absorb plant iron, and keeps immune cells firing.

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