Above: yacon tubers look a bit like sweet potatoes.
Have you heard of yacon syrup? Yacon syrup comes from the tuberous root of the yacon plant, Latin name Smallanthus sonchifolius. The plants are indigenous to the Andes Mountains from Columbia to Argentina. According to the Yacon Syrup Health Benefit website, "Yacon is considered one of the most preferred natural sweetener because it contains about 50% FOS or Fructooligosacharides, which do not in any way increase blood glucose levels." This fact makes the sweetener safe for diabetics to use.
Life & Food Inc. was kind enough to send me an 8 ounce bottle of their yacon syrup to try out and review for the Cuisine Diva blog. The syrup is a thick, brown liquid which reminds me of black strap molasses. In fact, the syrup is so much like molasses that I wasn't sure I liked it at first. It is an extremely sweet and extremely thick syrup. But after a bit of experimenting I ended up making a blueberry pancake syrup with it.
I placed a small sauce pan on low heat and stirred in about 1/3 cup of yacon syrup, 1/3 cup of agave syrup, 1/4 cup water and 1/2 cup of blueberries. I let the blueberry syrup simmer for around 20 minutes then turned off the heat and left the syrup cool to room temperature. The resulting blueberry syrup makes a terrific pancake syrup substitute - I use it on pancakes, waffles and French toast. Leftover syrup can be placed in a container and stored in your refrigerator.
So if you are looking for a low-calorie, low sugar sweetener give yacon syrup a try.
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Yacon Syrup Product Details
- 100% pure Yacon syrup has shown to assist in weight management, increase fiber intake and promotes good bowel function.
- Other benefits include: Lowers blood sugar. Prevents and controls hyperglycemia (over activity). Restores renal activity. Is a powerful Antioxidant.
- High in prebiotics and probiotics, this syrup contains up to 50% of FOS (fructooligosacharides). It has been found that consumption of FOS does not increase blood glucose, and helps boost your bodies metabolism.
- Naturally grown and sourced from the fields in Peru. Organic certified by our manufacturing specialists.
- 100% pure raw organic syrup formula with no added preservatives. Bottled and tested in a FDA certified GMP facility in the USA.
Life & Food 100% Pure Raw All Natural Yacon Syrup
Our Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) Syrup is sourced from naturally grown organic Yacon fields in the country of Peru. We use the HIGHEST quality Yacon plant to make a premium pure syrup formula.
Yacon syrup has shown to remains low in calories and low on the glycemic index scale. This is due to the fact that the sugar contains high levels of oligofructose (inulin), a form of sugar that is not metabolized readily by the human body. For this reason, Yacon is ideal for diabetics and acts as a great alternative to conventional low calorie sweeteners.
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