Snow lotus fruit, the scientific name "yacon" (Yagong, or Agong), that is, "God fruit" meaning, belongs to the daisy family, sunflower plants, native to the Andes Mountains in South America, is a traditional root food of the local Indians.

The shape of the snowdrop fruit like sweet potatoes, flesh to eat, the taste is very much like a pear, juicy and crystal clear, sweet and crisp, is a low-calorie food, but its carbohydrates are not absorbed by the human body, therefore, it is very suitable for diabetic patients and dieters to eat.

Nutrition and efficacy

Snow lotus fruit fructooligosaccharides content is 60-70% of the dry matter, its content is the highest of all plants, but also rich in minerals and calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, potassium, selenium and other trace elements. Japanese research and found that taking 3-6g of fructooligosaccharides per day, within 3 weeks, the content of toxic carcinogenic compounds in human feces can be reduced by more than 40%. Snow lotus fruit carbohydrates are rarely absorbed by the body, so it is very suitable for diabetics and dieters to eat. Fructooligosaccharides have the following properties: ① Into the digestive, regulating the gastrointestinal tract; ② is the intestinal beneficial bacterial flora of the promoter, the production of bifidus factor; ③ regulation of blood, remove high blood fat, effective control of cholesterol and diabetes; ④ laxative, prevention and treatment of dysentery; ⑤ lowering the fire and clearing the toxin, prevention and treatment of blisters, acne; ⑥ improve immunity.

Method of consumption, both can be washed and peeled raw, can also be stewed chicken or pork ribs in soup.