What genus does the starch from cellophane noodles come from?
Cellophane noodles Cellophane noodles ( ; also known as Chinese vermicelli, bean threads, bean thread noodles, crystal noodles, potato noodles, or glass noodles) are a type of transparent noodle made from starch (such as mung bean starch, yam, potato starch, cassava, canna or batata starch) and water.
Shirataki noodles Shirataki (白滝) are thin, translucent, gelatinous traditional Japanese noodles made from the "konjac" yam (devil's tongue yam or elephant yam). The word ""shirataki"" means "white waterfall", describing the appearance of these noodles. Largely composed of water and glucomannan, a water-soluble dietary fiber, they are very low in digestible carbohydrates and calories, and have little flavor of their own.