White Garri Ijebu (Cassava Flakes )

White Garri is one of the popular foods which predominantly originates from the processing of Cassava, one of the main sources of carbohydrates. The cassava is processed into a granular flour.

A staple food that is widely farmed in Africa and has a number of substitutes which have wider applications in both commercial use and industrial food processing.

White Garri contains a variety of nutrients, including iron, manganese, calcium, salt, magnesium, thiamin, copper, ascorbic acid, zinc, vitamin A, and potassium. White Garri comes in variants, and is traditionally rich in starch. It is beneficial to the body because it helps in removing some of the particles of cholesterol present in the system after it gets attached to them, thereby acting like a soluble fibre. Its high fibre content aids food digestion thereby promoting overall digestive health.