YaconThe yacon root is the edible part of the tuber and is composed mostly of water and fructo-oligosaccharides (carbohydrates metabolized by the digestive system). That means it has a sweet taste but the blood sugar rises due to the type of carbohydrates it contains.
Its hypoglycemic action make it an ideal food for diabetics.
Also act as prebiotic fructooligosaccharides improve gastrointestinal health, immune system and preventing the development of various diseases.
Thanks to the bifidobacteria stimulated by the consumption of yacon fewer toxins and therefore less risk of occurrence of cancer of the colon.
Yacon leaves also have medicinal properties, since taking an infusion or tea of the leaves, stimulates the pancreas and lowers blood glucose levels.

It seems that the root of yacon is hard to find as such, but more and more health food stores and tea shops are offering biological or other products made from this root.

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