Yacon Root Extract Powder 8oz

Yacon Root looks like a sweet potato, but it has a completely different taste, texture, and nutrient profile. This tuber has a creamy white-yellow color and a uniquely refreshing taste that's similar to apple, watermelon, and celery combined. Unlike sweet potato, Yacon is often eaten raw and contains no starch.Yacon Root contains fructans, including fructooligosaccharides and inulin, which are prebiotics. Fructans aren't digested in the small intestine but travel to the large intestine, where they can improve your gut microflora by acting as a food source for good bacteria. The prebiotics found in yacon is especially favorable to healthy bacteria like Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus, two species you can also find in yogurt.Yacon Root is shown to be hypoglycemic and may decrease insulin resistance and serum insulin. If you are living with diabetes, you might be able to use yacon syrup as a natural sweetener. Speak to your doctor about whether this dietary food source is right for youF