What Is Tapioca Flour Used For. Is arrowroot bad for health? Because it is tasteless and odorless, it can be added to a recipe without changing the flavor.

Tapioca starch (aka tapioca flour) binds baked goods together and acts like cornstarch as a thickener in soups and sauces. Tapioca flour can be used in place of other flours and as a 1:1 replacement for cornstarch. It can also be used to replace corn starch (use 2 tbsp tapioca flour for each 1 tbsp corn starch).