yacon powder

yacon powder

Origin: Peru


Size
1 kilo -- £38.00   


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 Yacon is a relative of the sunflower and has edible tubers and leaves. It has been cultivated in the Andes for thousands of years and its taste is mild and subtly sweet. It is low-glycaemic and also low in calories. It contains inulin, a sugar that does not break down in the small intestine but acts as a prebiotic in the large intestine, providing food for friendly bacteria.

Yacon root is the richest known source of FOS (fructooligosaccharides). Most root vegetables store carbohydrates as starch, but yacon stores them as FOS. The human body has no enzyme to digest FOS so it passes through the body unmetabolized, meaning you get the sweetness without the calories usually associated with it. Our yacon powder is made of yacon root, sliced and dried at low temperatures, then ground using a process which preserves essential nutrients. Use it in recipes as you would use sugar, as a truly healthy substitute for it.

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