Arrow root Extract (Maranta arundinacea)

Product Description

Arrowroot is a starch obtained from the rhizomes rootstock of several tropical plants traditionally Maranta arundinacea but also Florida arrowroot from Zamia integrifolia and tapioca from cassava Manihot esculenta which is often labelled as arrowroot Polynesian arrowroot or pia Tacca leontopetaloides and Japanese arrowroot Pueraria lobata also called kudzu are used in similar ways

Arrowroot Maranta arundinaceae L belongs to Marantaceae family and is a large perennial herb found in tropical forest The plant is naturalized in Florida but is grown mainly in the West Indies Jamaica and St Vincent Australia Southeast Asia and South and East Africa Charles et al 2016 In Brazil there are three important cultivars common creole and banana Leonel  Cereda 2002 Economically arrowroot has been used especially for starch extraction due to the high starch content in its rhizomes Arrowroot starch has the advantage of excellent digestibility VillasBoas  Franco 2016 gelling ability Charles et al 2016 Hoover 2001 and special physicochemical characteristics such as high amylose content ranged from 16 to 27 Moorthy 2002 which is desirable for the production of films with good functional properties Fakhoury et al 2012 Li et al 2011 RomeroBastida BelloPrez Velazquez  AlvarezRamirez 2015 Tharanathan 2003

USES

Arrowroot is a root vegetable often sold as a powder Its used as a thickening agent and glutenfree flour Many of its health benefits are associated with its starch content which may promote weight loss treat diarrhea and stimulate your immune system

Arrowroot is used for a longterm disorder of the large intestines that causes stomach pain irritable bowel syndrome or IBS diarrhea other stomach and intestinal disorders painful gums and other conditions but there is no good scientific evidence to support many of these uses