Tapioca pearls are made of partially cooked tapioca flour that is mixed with water, formed into small balls, then dried. They can be used to make desserts like tapioca pudding, in bubble tea, or as an ingredient in various types of stews and soups. Tapioca pearls are useful as a thickening agent, as well as a flavoring ingredient.
Calories, Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium
One cup of dry tapioca pearls contains about 544 calories. There is virtually no fat or cholesterol content in the pearls. They do contain about 1.5 mg of sodium, but that is only 0.1 percent of your daily recommended intake of sodium. Some sodium is important for good health, but since most modern diets contain far more sodium than is necessary, low sodium foods can be a smart addition to your diet.
Carbohydrates and Protein
That cup of dry tapioca pearls contains 134.8 g of total carbohydrates. It also contains 1.4 g of dietary fiber, which is 5.5 percent of your daily dietary fiber intake recommendation. There are 0.3 g of protein in the cup of tapioca pearls as well, which is about 0.6 of your daily protein requirement. While tapioca pearls do contain some these nutritional benefits, you can easily find other foods that contain higher levels of them.
Vitamins
One cup of tapioca pearls contains small amounts of two of the B complex vitamins. There are 6.1 micrograms of folate, or vitamin B--9, in the tapioca pearls, which is about 1.5 percent of your daily vitamin B-9 recommended intake. There are also 0.2 mg of pantothenic acid, or vitamin B-5, in a cup of tapioca pearls, which is about 2.1 percent of your daily recommended vitamin B-5 intake.
Minerals
The tapioca pearls contain 30.4 mg of calcium, or 3 percent of your daily recommendation; 16.7 mg of potassium, or 0.5 percent of your daily recommendation; 10.6 mg of phosphorus, or 1.1 percent of your daily recommendation; and 2.4 mg of iron, or 13.3 percent of your daily recommendation.
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