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Sweetness has never been so good for you! Imagine a natural raw & organic low-calorie sweet treat which makes you feel ecstatic. That's yacon syrup!

Tastes like molasses!

Fresh pressed from the yacon root, this gift from nature has been enjoyed for centuries in the Andean highlands of Peru.

As a prebiotic, yacon may aid digestion, stimulating positive colon function. It also helps absorption of calcium and vitamins.

Though packed with sweetness, the sugar in yacon is mainly fructooligosaccharide, which cannot be absorbed by the body.

This means yacon is both naturally low-calorie and low in mono and disaccharides (less than 1 g per serving) (sugars that rapidly elevate blood sugar levels). Use it as you would honey or maple syrup on foods and in recipes or sweeten beverages with a spoonful.

Yacon is a distant relative of the sunflower with edible tubers and leaves. It is commonly grown and consumed from Colombia to northwest Argentina. Locally, the tuber is often chopped and added to salads, and are also consumed boiled or baked. Yacon roots contain important quantities of potassium and antioxidants.

The root of yacon is considered the world's richest natural source of FOS (Fructooliosaccharides). Most other roots and tubers store carbohydrates as starch - a polymer of glucose; yacon stores carbohydrate as FOS - a polymer composed mainly of fructose. This FOS can be considered a subgroup of inulin because they have a similar molecular structure, but with shorter fructose chains.

Yacon syrup is ideal for low-calorie diets as the sugar in it that isn't used immediately is passed out without being stored.

Yacon syrup can contains approximately 30% FOS and low proportions of simple sugars (e.g., glucose, fructose and sucrose). The human body has no enzyme to hydrolyze FOS, so it passes through the digestive tract unmetabolised, providing few calories for such delicious sweetness. This is seen as a marketing strength for dieters and those looking to control their blood sugar.

Yacon also acts as a prebiotic. The undigested portion of yacon serves as food for "friendly" bacteria, such as Bifidobacteria and Lactobacillus species, in the colon. Clinical studies have shown that administering FOS can increase the number of these friendly bacteria in the colon while simultaneously reducing the population of harmful bacteria.

Other benefits noted with FOS supplementation include increased production of beneficial short-chain fatty acids such as butyrate, increased absorption of calcium and magnesium, and improved elimination of toxic compounds. Preclinical studies indicate an increase in bone density after consumption of FOS. In addition, the beneficial effects of FOS on the presence of Bifidobacteria suggest an improved absorption of vitamins, such as the B complexes

250 g