Yacon plants are propagated from cuttings obtained from the «crown,» a ginger - like root structure where the edible tubers emanate.
Yacon syrup is extracted from the roots of
the Yacon plant which grows throughout the Andes mountains in South America.
Derived from
the yacon plant that is found in South America, yacon syrup has a consistency that is very similar to molasses.
Yacon sweetener is extracted from the root of
the yacon plant, native to the Andes Mountains in Peru.
Peru is the world's top producer, where 18 out of 20 regions of the country grows
the yacon plant on a large scale, exporting to places like the U.S., New Zealand, and Korea at a free on board value of $ 633,000 in 2010 alone.
As early as 1,000 CE,
the yacon plant was used as a food source and herbal medicine as well as a symbolic offering during religious ceremonies by indigenous peoples of the Peruvian and Bolivian Andes.
High altitudes between 3,000 - 11,500 feet (900 - 3,500 m) provide cold nights that spike
the yacon plant propagation, but they are not necessarily required for a successful yield, and it is possible to grow this species in many different climates.
In 1993,
the yacon plant was introduced into Czech Republic from New Zealand and, more recently, it has also been introduced to Russia.
Yacon syrup is a sugar substitute extracted from
yacon plant from its tuberous roots grown in South America, Andes.
Not exact matches
Add 1 Tbsp of raw cacao powder to a mug, pour in 1c of warmed
plant - based milk, and add 1 - 2 tsp of natural organic unprocessed sweetener such as
yacon syrup, agave syrup, coconut nectar, coconut sugar, or maple syrup.
Yacon is a tuberous
plant from South America, and the syrup is made via an evaporation process similar to maple syrup.
Yacon is a perennial
plant grown in the Andes for its crisp, sweet taste.
Yacon Molasses comes from the
Yacon Root and is a robust
plant that provides sweet tasting roots that have been
Yacon is a flowering
plant with star - shaped blooms, counting the sunflower among its closest relatives.
Examples of other foods containing smaller amounts of FOS: asparagus, ripe bananas, brown sugar, chicory roots, dahlia, endive, garlic, leeks, onions, murnong (Australian tuberous
plant),
yacon (Peruean tuberous
plant)[5].