How much is yacon per jin? A detailed explanation of market prices
Yacon is also known as snow lotus potato, yacon potato, divine fruit, ground ginseng fruit, etc. It is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Smallanthus in the Asteraceae family, native to the Andes Mountains of South America, where local residents cultivate it as a root vegetable and also eat it as a fruit. In China, it is distributed in Yunnan, Fujian, Hainan, Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei, Shandong, Henan and Hebei. Now let us take a look at how much yacon costs per jin!
How much is yacon per jin?
The market price of yacon is very cheap, and the price varies depending on the place of origin and quality, usually around 3 to 5 yuan per jin.
How to select yacon
Yacon is a root-shaped fruit, so it is best to choose fruits with a smooth surface and no bruises, nodes, sprouts or pits. In addition, choose fuller ones; a uniform shape has a relatively smaller surface area to volume ratio, so the fruit contains more water and tastes better.
The nutritional value of yacon
1. Yacon can regulate the blood, lower blood sugar, blood lipids and cholesterol, can prevent and treat high blood pressure and diabetes, and also has a certain therapeutic effect on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and obesity.
2. Yacon can help digestion and regulate and improve poor conditions of the digestive system. It can significantly promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and lubricate the intestines to relieve constipation. It can not only eliminate constipation, but also prevent and treat diarrhea, making it a nemesis of gastrointestinal diseases.
3. Yacon can resist oxidation and eliminate free radicals, and can reduce or prevent the occurrence of lithiasis.
4. Yacon is a growth promoter for beneficial intestinal flora and produces bifidogenic factors.
5. Yacon has the effects of clearing the liver and detoxifying, reducing internal heat and lowering blood pressure, and is a natural health product for preventing and treating facial acne and dark spots and for nourishing and beautifying the skin.
6. Yacon is rich in sweet-tasting fructooligosaccharides. The human body has no enzyme that can hydrolyze this carbohydrate, so it is difficult for the human body to absorb, and people with diabetes and those who are losing weight can also use it.
7. Yacon improves immunity.
8. The fructooligosaccharide content of yacon is 60 to 70% of its dry matter, the highest content among all plants. It is also rich in minerals and trace elements such as calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, potassium and selenium. Research has also found that taking 3 to 6 grams of fructooligosaccharides per day can reduce the content of toxic carcinogenic compounds in human feces by more than 40 percent within 3 weeks.
9. Yacon is rich in more than 20 kinds of amino acids needed by the human body as well as a variety of vitamins, minerals, and especially the highest content of oligosaccharides, which can promote the growth of beneficial microorganisms.