Amazonas Naturprodukte Handels Gmbh
Amazonas Organic Yacon Powder 240 g
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For sweetening yoghurt, muesli, smoothies, etc.
Yacon is an ideal sugar substitute for diabetics, hence the name "diabetic potato". The fructooligosaccharides cannot be absorbed by the body like other sugars, but are instead used to reduce the high levels of glucose production in the liver.
Yacon is rich in inulin and oligofructose, which are polysaccharides, one of the most natural sugar substitutes. Both are 30-50% sweeter than conventional sugar and have hardly any calories. Inulin and oligofructose are important prebiotics that can reach the large intestine due to their indigestible fiber, where they serve as food for the natural intestinal bacteria. These "good" bacteria are responsible for a healthy intestinal flora, which has a positive effect on our immune system and our digestion.
Prebiotics are soluble fibers that, due to their ability to bind and swell water in the stomach and intestines, stimulate digestion and ensure a longer feeling of satiety.
Nutritional values:
| Average nutritional values | per 100 g | per 12 g |
| energy | 1151.8 kJ / 276.9 kcal | 138 kJ/33.2 kcal |
| Fat | 0.3 g | < 0.1 g |
| -hereof: saturated fatty acids | 0.2 g | < 0.1 g |
| carbohydrates | 41.5 g | 5 g |
| -of which sugar | 41.3 g | 4.9 g |
| fiber | 49.3 g | 5.9 g |
| protein | 2.4 g | < 1 g |
| Salt | 0.19 g | 0.02 g |
| oligofructose+ inulin | 37 g | 4.4 g |