The Gift of Nature

Premium, Gluten-Free Banana Flour from Uganda — Transforming highland bananas into world-class products that nourish consumers and empower farmers.

Welcome to the Future of Food

Tooke Online is the digital storefront of the Banana Industrial Research and Development Center (BIRDC) — a Ugandan company with nearly two decades of dedicated research behind every product. We transform organically grown highland cooking bananas into world-class, health-boosting flours and snacks under the Tooke brand.

Raw Tooke Flour being poured

Why Choose Tooke?

Four reasons that set our banana flour apart from every other flour on the market.

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100% Gluten-Free

Made from highland bananas in a dedicated facility with zero risk of cross-contamination. Safe for Celiac disease and gluten sensitivities.

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Organically Sourced

Our partner farmers cultivate matooke using generations-old organic practices — no chemical fertilisers or pesticides.

Rich in Resistant Starch

Supports blood sugar management and gut health. The starch resists digestion and acts as a prebiotic for your microbiome.

Zero Additives

Clean-label, 100% pure banana flour. No artificial preservatives, colours, or flavours — just the natural goodness of the banana.

See Tooke in Action

Watch how easy it is to prepare an instant matooke meal using Tooke Instant Green Banana Flour.

20 +

Years of R&D

140

Tonnes processed daily

70 MT/ha

Target farmer yield

100 %

Organic & Gluten-Free

Director General Rev. Prof. Florence Isabirye Muranga

Empowering Farmers, Transforming Lives

Every packet of Tooke flour directly supports Uganda's peasant farmers. We source exclusively from Community Processing Units, bypassing middlemen and ensuring farmers receive fair, premium prices for their crop.

Through our training programmes, we help farmers increase their yield from 10 to 70 metric tonnes per hectare — a seven-fold increase that transforms livelihoods.

Read the Farmer Story →

Join the Tooke Revolution

Whether you are a baker, a health-conscious family, or an institutional buyer — discover the finest gluten-free flour in Africa.

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