Vernacular Name
Yacón, aricoma, arboloco, aricona, arikuma, colla, chiriguano, ipio, jacón, jicama, jiquima, jikima, jiquimilla, leafcup, llacon, llacoma, mexican potato, polaco, poire de terre, potato bean, puhe, shicama, taraca, yacuma, yacumpi

Category
Roots and Tubers

Use

Rank	Class
1	Food and Beverages
	Pharmaceutical
	Cosmetics
4	Health and Functional Products
	Fodder/Animal feed
	Fibre, Fuel and Building
	Ornamental
	Environmental
	Other

1. Very relevant
5. Not very relevant

Actual Distribution
It is grown in the Andes.

Places and Types of Utilization
syn: Polymnia edulis

These edible roots contain inulin, an indigestible sugar, which means that although they have a sweet flavour, the roots contain fewer calories than would be expected.

The leaves of the yacón contain quantities of protocatechuic, chlorogenic, caffeic and ferulic... [Read_more]

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