In the present study, flour from tabouchi or Xanthosoma sagitifolium tuber was analyzed for biochemical composition, physico-chemical, gelatinization and pasting property. It appears that the tuber is nutritious and the results showed that tabouchi is essentially a carbohydrate food (83% dry weight (dw)). | Study of the nutritional characteristics and technological properties of Xanthosoma sagittifolium Tubers Tabouchi from burkina faso