Showing posts with label Yacon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yacon. Show all posts

Sunday, March 2, 2014

What Are Yacon Benefits?

Just recently, it has been discovered that, along with being delicious, there are many health-related yacon benefits. A vegetable that is grown primarily in Peru. It is a pink, orange, white or purple tuber that is shaped a bit like a sweet potato. People in South America have been eating yacon for hundreds of years. It is included in a wide variety of South American recipes.

Yacon can be cooked, baked, steamed, or even eaten in a raw form. Yacon grows underground in a way that is similar to a potato. The flavor of yacon has been described as similar to an apple. It is sweet, juicy, and crunchy in texture. Yacon has a high water content, making it a good choice for someone who wises to quench their thirst.