Jovial Foods Launches Cassava-Based Pasta Line
Jovial Foods, a nationally recognized producer of artisanal, allergen-friendly foods, announced the launch of a new line of grain-free cassava-based pasta. Jovial’s Grain-Free Cassava Pasta launch marks the first cassava pasta to market, expanding the brand’s already growing portfolio of gluten-free products.
Jovial Grain-Free Cassava Pasta is certified organic and gluten-free, grain-free, Paleo, non-GMO Project Verified, and free of the top eight allergens. Jovial Cassava Pasta is also free of all legumes, gums and has no added starches. Available in five shapes: spaghetti, fusilli, penne, elbows and orzo.
Jovial Founder Carla Bartolucci has watched the consumer interest in grain-free products grow over the past decade. Keeping with the jovial mission of sustainable farming, cassava grows in marginal soil with little water, and produces more calories per acre than wheat and corn, making it a staple for more than half a billion people worldwide. Bartolucci found that cassava could make a delicious, high-fiber and nutrient-dense pasta that satisfies like real pasta.
“It can be overwhelming to find foods that make you feel good and taste great when you cannot eat gluten, grains or other allergens,” said Bartolucci. “I love creating products that can do both and that allow those with food intolerances to eat freely. I like to think of jovial Cassava Pasta as pasta for everybody.”
Bartolucci lives in Italy where she oversees production and is committed to providing quality products with the best organic ingredients. Jovial’s cassava is sustainably sourced and 100 percent organic. Jovial’s pasta artisans are masters at their craft of producing gluten-free pasta that has the same al dente texture as pasta made with wheat. They create allergen-friendly, ancient varietal and artisan crafted foods that are manufactured in Italy and grown by small-scale farmers, all hand-picked by Bartolucci herself.
Jovial Grain Free Cassava Pasta is available at jovialfoods.com and on shelves at grocery stores nationwide at Sprouts, Wegmans, Heinen’s and more coming soon.