| | |  | Vegetables | Home » » » Navitas Naturals Organic Dried Yacon Slices Andean Superfood, 4-Ounce Bag (Pack of 3) | | | | | | | Description: | | Yacon has been enjoyed for its health-boosting properties in South American cultures for thousands of years. This bag contains 100% pure yacon slices that are certified organic, kosher, vegan and raw. Yacon is a particularly valuable health food. It cont | | | Features: | |
• Pack of three, 4-ounce bag (total of 12 ounces)
• An ancient south American snack
• 100% pure yacon and is certified organic
• Healthiest alternative sweetener
• Enjoy these pure and natural yacon slices as a snack, cut into salads, or as an exotic alternative to other dried fruits
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 12.0 Ounces | | Package Length:
| 13.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 10.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.95 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 11 reviews |
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13 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Sweet!Apr 12, 2010
By David H. Byman
Eaten by themselves, Yacon slices are pretty bland. The taste and texture is somewhat akin to dried apples.
I mostly use Yacon in the blender, as a raw chocolate smoothie sweetener, supplementing the goji berries, cacao nibs and some frozen fruit, like blueberries, and maybe some kale. It makes a sweet counterpoint to the bitter stuff like the chocolate and the veggies. Yum.
Supposedly, there are also a lot of health benefits to Yacon, and is a diabetic-friendly sweetener. And since it bypasses the GI tract and instead gets processed in the colon, Yacon helps balance the gut flora and aids in digestion.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
You get used to themMay 18, 2011
By alloyjane
I wasn't crazy about these when I first tried them, but I've grown to like them quite a bit. Off the bat, they're kinda like mildly sweet, slightly bitter plastic shavings, but they have this somewhat indefinable flavor that can be best compared to carrots if carrots dried floppy rather than crispy. They reconstitute beautifully if you can't deal with the plasticity of dried slices. Wet, they're like a totally different product. Anyways, I like them and the probiotic aspect is very helpful since I'm recovering from an ulcer. They also help counteract the effects of having to take three iron pills a day, which is what makes them a five-star product to me. I eat them as is.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 yacon slices...Oct 29, 2011
By carlingus
Some good points...these are great if you're conscious of your sugar intake...they should't spike you. The taste is better than I was warned they'd be, very similar to dehydrated apples but a milder slightly off taste that takes a couple to get used to, meaning if you have a handful the first few bites are a little strange, not sure how kids would handle them, but that 'off' taste sort of goes away after that and you're left with good texture and a little light tangy sweetness. The bad...do not have more than a small handful of these at a time unless you enjoy feeling like your intestines are unraveling and exploding through your tummehhh!! The inulin in these can be a double edged sword if you aren't used to it....prebiotics yes but stomach aches NOOOOOO not a fan. I liked the idea the other reviewer left about using it to sweeten tea...this works well... then eat the piece when you are done with the tea. I've read that mixing pre and probiotics is a good way to go and this is an easy way to add some to your diet.
In summary use caution but use often as they are good..in smaller quantities.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Apple of the EarthApr 23, 2011
By Memento Mori
This yacon is very nutritious and has a sweet, resiny flavor that goes great with tea or smoothies. Yacon is a close relative of the sunflower and Jerusalem artichoke, but tastes kind of like a dried apple with perhaps a hint of sweet potato.
The plant itself is a tuber that is composed mostly of water and fructo-oligosaccharides, which are prebiotics that increase the amount of beneficial bacteria in the digestive tract and have also been shown to increase calcium absorption. Yacon is great for diabetics because although it tastes sweet the type of sugar can't be absorbed by humans, but since it feeds the friendly bacteria in the digestive system it boosts the immune system and helps digestion. Yacon is also known for it's high antioxidant activity, and has been used as both a food and medicine by Indigenous Andeans for at least 3200 years.
6 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Makes Great TeaOct 27, 2010
By W. Miller
I have both the sliced yacon root and yacon syrup. The flavor is extremely mild; don't expect this product to go well with a dried nut mix. I normally take a few slices and put it in my teacup. Throughout the day I just add hot water and I have a delicate tea =) I sometimes add a cinnamon stick to cup- yum =).
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