Vegetable
Tuber
Tuber of Yam is a distinct kitchen form used when recipes want this specific yield or texture rather than the whole ingredient. plant ingredient with cultivar-driven sweetness, acid or starch. Handle by the moisture and perishability of yam: keep cold if fresh, dry if shelf-stable. Cook with methods that suit its size and texture. ripeness and cut size drive timing more than complex technique. Pairs with salt, fat, acid, herbs matched to the plant. Wipe pans of excess fat before deglazing if you want a bright sauce.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.29 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.15 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 18.9 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 13.4 g
- Dietary Fibre 2.87 g
- Total Sugars 2.38 g
- Complex / starch 11.4 g
- Protein 1.9 g
- Water 79.2 g
- Energy 71.3 kcal
- Water 79.2 g
- Carbohydrates 13.4 g
- Protein 1.9 g
- Fat 0.29 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.15 g
- Omega-3 0.02 g
- Vitamins 79.6 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.68 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.34 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.6 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 32.7 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.43 mg
- Vitamin K 26.5 µg
- Minerals 382 mg
- Major Minerals 381 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.07 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.09 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.68 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.34 · vitamin-b6: 0.17 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.6 · vitamin-b9-folate: 32.7 · vitamin-e: 0.43 · vitamin-k: 26.5 ·
Minerals
Roots and tubers store starch (or sugar) for the plant—higher carbohydrate than leaves.
History
Market gardeners and growers selected yam for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named tuber portions.
Market gardeners and growers selected yam for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named tuber portions.
Market gardeners and growers selected yam for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named tuber portions.