So what IS tiger nut flour?

Ghana’s popular “tiger nuts,” are also known as chufa nuts. They are not actually nuts, but come from a nutsedge plant with tubers that grow underground (cyperus esculents).  In Ghana the tubers are chewed freshly picked (but not swallowed, like sugar cane) or made into a delicious traditional  “tigernut pudding" (atadwe milkye)  

 

More recently, tigernut flour made from ground tigernuts, is being embraced as a delicious gluten-free powder with a natural sweet taste.  

It contains no lactose or fructose, along with no gluten.   The chufa is said to be a good source of vitamin C and E,  and a good source of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, and iron. Chufa also contains starch, non-animal proteins, and enzymes that help with digestion.

 

What’s not to love?

It’s a major ingredient in Betumi’s gluten-free, vegan Ghana-friendly cookie mix.