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Antioxidant properties of sterilized yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) tuber flour
Food Chemistry, 2015The objective of this research work was to investigate the antioxidant properties of sterilized yacon tuber flour. The results revealed for the first time the high antioxidant activity of sterilized yacon flour. The best extract obtained by boiling 8.9% (w/v) of yacon flour in deionised water for 10 min exhibited a total antioxidant capacity of 222±2 ...
Sousa, Sérgio +9 more
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Micropropagation of Polymnia sonchifolia (Yacon)
1997Yacon [Polymnia sonchifolia (P. edulis)] is a perennial plant belonging to the family Compositae. It is a native of the Andes highland, and is distributed in South America, and more recently, in Oceania. Plants grow from spring to summer and the roots enlarge in the autumn in Japan.
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Yacon-Based Product in the Modulation of Intestinal Constipation
Journal of Medicinal Food, 2015This study aimed to assess the effects of a yacon-based product (YBP) on constipation in adults, including the elderly. Forty-eight individuals were recruited and divided into equal intervention groups named the test and control groups. The YBP (test) and the control (maltodextrin) were dissolved in commercial orange juice.
Mônica, de Souza Lima Sant'Anna +5 more
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Ethnobotanical notes on “Yacon,”polymnia sonchifolia (Asteraceae)
Economic Botany, 1991Attention is directed to the latent possibilities of Polymnia sonchifolia (Asteraceae), long cultivated in the Andean cloud forest for its tuberous, inulin-reserving roots.
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Anti-Diabetes Components in Leaves of Yacon
2013The inhibitory effect of four new compounds (smallanthaditerpenic acids A–D) previously isolated from leaves of Smallanthus sonchifolius (yacon) on α-glucosidase were examined and their IC50 were determined to be 0.48, 0.59, 1.00, and 1.17 mg/mL respectively.
Zheng Xiang +3 more
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