2. Yacon can help digestion, regulate and improve the bad condition of digestive system. It can significantly promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, moisten intestines and relax bowels, not only eliminate constipation, but also prevent diarrhea, which is the bane of gastrointestinal diseases.
3. Yacon has antioxidant and free radical scavenging effects, which can reduce or avoid the occurrence of lithiasis.
4. Yacon is the growth promoter of intestinal beneficial flora and produces bifidus factors.
5. Yacon has the effects of clearing away liver-heat, detoxicating, reducing fire and lowering blood pressure, and is a natural health care product for preventing and treating facial acne, acne and beauty.
6. Yacon is rich in fructooligosaccharides and tastes sweet. There is no enzyme in the human body to hydrolyze this carbohydrate, so it is difficult to be absorbed by people. Diabetics and dieters can also use it.
7. Yacon improves immunity.
8. The fructooligosaccharides content of yacon is 60 ~ 70% of the dry matter, which is the highest among all plants. It is also rich in minerals and trace elements such as calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, potassium and selenium. The study also found that taking 3 ~ 6 grams of fructooligosaccharides every day can reduce the content of toxic carcinogens in human feces by more than 40% within 3 weeks.
9. Yacon is rich in more than 20 kinds of amino acids, vitamins and minerals, especially oligosaccharides, which can promote the growth of beneficial microorganisms.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Nutritional Value of Yacon