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Ayurvedic Dravya · Grain · — kcal / 100g

Tapioca pearls (sabudana)

Also known as: sabudana

The fasting starch — pure, grounding energy for vrat days; cooling and easy on an empty stomach but nearly nutrient-free without its peanut-potato partners.

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Tapioca pearls (sabudana) — Ayurvedic Grain & USDA Nutrition

Tapioca pearls (sabudana) — Rasa: Sweet · Virya: Cooling · Vipaka: Sweet · — kcal per 100g (USDA).

Vāta: Neutral (0) Pitta: Pacifies (-1) Kapha: Mildly Increases (+1)
Rasa (Six Tastes)
Sweet
Vīrya (Potency)
Cooling
Vipāka (Post-Digestive)
Sweet
Guṇas (Qualities)
Heavy, Slimy, Smooth
Digestibility & Agni
3/5 · Agni -1
Seasons & Timing
Grishma, Sharad · Morning, Midday

Classical Ayurvedic Profile & Preparation

The fasting starch — pure, grounding energy for vrat days; cooling and easy on an empty stomach but nearly nutrient-free without its peanut-potato partners.

Traditional Preparation (Samskara)

Soaked hours until each pearl crushes cleanly; undersoaked sabudana defeats every stomach.

Classical Provenance: vrat tradition (Maharashtra).

Synergistic Combinations (Samyoga)

  • sabudana khichdi with peanuts and potato
  • sabudana kheer for convalescents

Contraindications & Viruddha Āhāra (Food Incompatibilities)

  • Contraindication: diabetes (high glycemic starch)
  • Contraindication: kapha excess and obesity
  • Contraindication: undersoaked pearls (indigestible)

Verified USDA Nutrition Facts for Tapioca pearls (sabudana)

Complete macronutrient, vitamin, and mineral profile per 100 grams and per 1/4 cup dry (45g):

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Ayurvedic Recipes Using Tapioca pearls (sabudana)

Almond-Milk Tapioca PuddingDessert · 38 min

Almond-Milk Tapioca Pudding

Almond-Milk Tapioca Pudding is a softly cooked pudding served in a small portion. Vata: serve warm, cook until tender, a...

Strawberry Dairy Tapioca PuddingDessert · 38 min

Strawberry Dairy Tapioca Pudding

This tapioca pudding is flagged because strawberries are combined with cow milk. Vata: serve at room temperature. Pitta:...

Sabudana KheerDessert · 52 min

Sabudana Kheer

Sabudana Kheer is a rich milk sweet intended as a small, freshly prepared portion. Vata: serve warm with the stated ghee...

Vrat Baked Sabudana VadaSnack · 45 min

Vrat Baked Sabudana Vada

Baking gives fasting sabudana patties a crisp surface with less fat Vata: serve it warm and add a little ghee if the mea...

Vrat Cardamom Sabudana KheerDessert · 45 min

Vrat Cardamom Sabudana Kheer

This festival kheer is cooling and rich, so a small warm portion is sufficient Vata: serve it warm and add a little ghee...

Vrat Chayote Sabudana UpmaBreakfast · 45 min

Vrat Chayote Sabudana Upma

Juicy chayote keeps this fasting upma lighter than a potato version Vata: serve it warm and add a little ghee if the mea...

Vrat Coconut Lemon SabudanaLunch · 45 min

Vrat Coconut Lemon Sabudana

Coconut and lemon give sabudana a bright festival finish Vata: serve it warm and add a little ghee if the meal feels dry...

Vrat Cumin Sabudana KhichdiBreakfast · 45 min

Vrat Cumin Sabudana Khichdi

Careful soaking keeps this fasting khichdi separate rather than gummy Vata: serve it warm and add a little ghee if the m...

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