[HTML][HTML] A sustainable wholesome foodstuff; health effects and potential dietotherapy applications of yacon

MR Yan, R Welch, EC Rush, X Xiang, X Wang - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
A sustainable food supply is an ever-growing public and planetary health concern
influenced by food culture, food practices, and dietary patterns. Globally, the consumption of …

Effects of dietary fiber on intestinal iron absorption, and physiological status: a systematic review of in vivo and clinical studies

T Agrizzi Verediano, N Agarwal… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The benefits of dietary fiber on intestinal health have been well established. However, there
is no consensus on the dietary fiber effects on mineral absorption. The objective of this …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical characterization and prebiotic activity of fructo-oligosaccharides from Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) roots and in vitro adventitious root cultures

SMS Lopes, MG Francisco, B Higashi… - Carbohydrate …, 2016 - Elsevier
Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) is widely studied because of its foliar steviol glycosides. Fructan-
type polysaccharides were recently isolated from its roots. Fructans are reserve …

A new natural source for obtainment of inulin and fructo-oligosaccharides from industrial waste of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni

SMS Lopes, G Krausová, JWP Carneiro, JE Gonçalves… - Food chemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Fructan-type inulin and fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) are reserve polysaccharides that offer
an interesting combination of nutritional and technological properties for food industry …

[HTML][HTML] Yacon flour (Smallanthus sonchifolius) attenuates intestinal morbidity in rats with colon cancer

M Grancieri, NMB Costa, MGV Tostes… - Journal of Functional …, 2017 - Elsevier
Yacon flour (YF)(Smallanthus sonchifolius) is source of fructooligosaccharides (FOS) which
are prebiotic with effects unknown in the colorectal cancer (CRC). This study investigated …

Yacon effects in immune response and nutritional status of iron and zinc in preschool children

M das Graças Vaz-Tostes, ML Viana, M Grancieri… - Nutrition, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of yacon flour on iron and zinc
nutritional status and immune response biomarkers in preschool children. Methods …

Yacón (Smallanthus sonchifolius) prevented inflammation, oxidative stress, and intestinal alterations in an animal model of colorectal carcinogenesis

TA Verediano, ML Viana… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Yacón (Smallanthus sonchifolius) roots store carbohydrate in the form of
prebiotic fructooligosaccharides (FOS), which improve intestinal health. Yacon has the …

Fructo-oligosaccharides and iron bioavailability in anaemic rats: the effects on iron species distribution, ferroportin-1 expression, crypt bifurcation and crypt cell …

AR Lobo, EHS Gaievski, E De Carli… - British journal of …, 2014 - cambridge.org
The present study investigated the effects of fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) on the
bioavailability of Fe from ferric pyrophosphate (FP), a water-insoluble compound, in Fe …

Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius)-based product increases fecal short-chain fatty acids and enhances regulatory T cells by downregulating RORγt in the colon of …

LDN Marcon, LF de Sousa Moraes… - Journal of Functional …, 2019 - Elsevier
Although yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) is a known source of prebiotics (
fructooligosaccharides (FOS) and inulin) and phenolic compounds beneficial to gut …

[HTML][HTML] Yacon: benefícios à saúde e aplicações tecnológicas

AP Gusso, P Mattanna, N Richards - Ciência rural, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
No início dos anos 90, foi introduzido na cultura Brasileira o plantio da batata yacon, uma
raiz tuberosa, que vem despertando grande interesse por parte dos pesquisadores, devido …