Dioscorea esculenta
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Dioscorea esculenta

Common name:
Yam

Local name:
Kukulala

Country:
Sri Lanka

Food Group(s):
Root and tuber

Part of plant/stage of process:
peeled, raw

The kulala has white to yellow flesh tubers that is smaller tuber size compared to other Dioscorea spp. Typically indegenous in the Southeast Asia and generally consumed as a boiled vegetable.

Nutrition Data

Energy (Kcal) KJ
Water (g)62.61 ± 0.65
Protein (g)1.30 ± 0.0
Fat (g)0.18 ± 0.02
Available carbohydrates (g)26.84 ± 0.94
Dietary Fiber (g)6.11 ± 0.01
Ash (g)0.65 ± 0.01
Ca (mg)44.95 ± 0.01
Fe (mg)1.68 ± 0.0
Mg (mg)28.41 ± 0.02
P (mg)
K (mg)490.46 ± 0.24
Na (mg)2.39 ± 0.0
Zn (mg)1.57 ± 0.0
Vit A-RAE (mcg)
ß-carotene (mcg)
VitC (mg)
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