If I want to write from my inside out, is this the only way?
Sago or Sabudana is a starch extracted from the spongy centre, or pith, of various tropical palm stems, especially those of Metroxylon sagu. It is a major staple food for the low land peoples of New Guinea and the Moluccas, where it is called saksak, rabia and sagu.
But, tapioca pearls are done by crushing the raw tapioca into its crushed form of powder, using some traditionally available machines.
Tapioca extracting process is most commonly done in the Salem region in Tamilnadu, wherein this is the area having the highest yield of tapioca in the world.
That means, sago and tapioca pearls are entirely different.
# nutritional information # (per 100 grams of Sago)
Protein, Fat and Fiber - less than one gram
Carbs - 83 gram
Calories - 332
Zinc - 11% of the reference daily intake
Even test-tube studies are showing that it is high in Polyphenols like flavonoids, which are plant-based compounds that function as antioxidants in your body.
For those who have zinc deficiency, intaking some cooked sago pearls are one of the best solution. The study on Pennsylvania State University, conducted on mice, James Hester - lead author and a graduate assistant in physiology at Penn State, said that recent research studies proved that zinc is a "key regulator" of oocyte or egg development.
Zinc plays a key role in oocyte division, fertilization, DNA regulation and embryo development.