Yam Juice
Traditionally Used For
- Complexion
- Eliminative System
A Good Source Of
- Calcium
- Potassium
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin C
Freshness Test
Yams should be firm. Avoid those with bruises, discolored areas, sunken areas or shriveled areas. Avoid Yams with any type of decay as the decay can produce an unfavorable taste.
Important
Nothing to report.
General
There is always confusion between Sweet Potatoes and Yams. Which one is which?
Technically, both are Sweet Potatoes, but those with the orange flesh inside are typically referred to as Yams and those with whitish color inside are Sweet Potatoes.
I prefer Yams due to the fact that they are exceptionally high in Beta Carotene (Vitamin A). I like Yams because the darker color signifies more nutrients.
Chinese Herbal Information
Properties:
Energy: neutral
5 Elements: earth
5 Flavors: sweet
General Information:
Nothing to report.
Cautions & Suggestions:
Nothing to report.
Benefits:
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Coughs
- Diabetes
- Frequent Urination
- Lung Tonic
- Kidney Tonic
- Spleen Tonic
Picture of Yams

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Yams — Nutritional Analysis
- Nutrient
- Units
- Value / 100 g
- Proximates
- Water
- g
- 77.28
- Energy
- kcal
- 86
- Energy
- kJ
- 359
- Protein
- g
- 1.57
- Total lipid (fat)
- g
- 0.05
- Ash
- g
- 0.99
- Carbohydrate, by difference
- g
- 20.12
- Fiber, total dietary
- g
- 3.0
- Sugars, total
- g
- 4.18
- Sucrose
- g
- 2.52
- Glucose (dextrose)
- g
- 0.96
- Fructose
- g
- 0.70
- Lactose
- g
- 0.00
- Maltose
- g
- 0.00
- Galactose
- g
- 0.00
- Starch
- g
- 12.65
- Minerals
- Calcium, Ca
- mg
- 30
- Iron, Fe
- mg
- 0.61
- Magnesium, Mg
- mg
- 25
- Phosphorus, P
- mg
- 47
- Potassium, K
- mg
- 337
- Sodium, Na
- mg
- 55
- Zinc, Zn
- mg
- 0.30
- Copper, Cu
- mg
- 0.151
- Manganese, Mn
- mg
- 0.258
- Selenium, Se
- mcg
- 0.6
- Vitamins
- Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
- mg
- 2.4
- Thiamin
- mg
- 0.078
- Riboflavin
- mg
- 0.061
- Niacin
- mg
- 0.557
- Pantothenic acid
- mg
- 0.800
- Vitamin B-6
- mg
- 0.209
- Folate, total
- mcg
- 11
- Folic acid
- mcg
- 0
- Folate, food
- mcg
- 11
- Folate, DFE
- mcg_DFE
- 11
- Choline, total
- mg
- 12.3
- Vitamin B-12
- mcg
- 0.00
- Vitamin B-12, added
- mcg
- 0.00
- Vitamin A, RAE
- mcg_RAE
- 709
- Retinol
- mcg
- 0
- Carotene, beta
- mcg
- 8509
- Carotene, alpha
- mcg
- 7
- Cryptoxanthin, beta
- mcg
- 0
- Vitamin A, IU
- IU
- 14187
- Lycopene
- mcg
- 0
- Lutein + zeaxanthin
- mcg
- 0
- Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
- mg
- 0.26
- Vitamin E, added
- mg
- 0.00
- Tocopherol, beta
- mg
- 0.01
- Tocopherol, gamma
- mg
- 0.00
- Tocopherol, delta
- mg
- 0.00
- Vitamin D (D2 + D3)
- mcg
- 0.0
- Vitamin D
- IU
- 0
- Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
- mcg
- 1.8
- Dihydrophylloquinone
- mcg
- 0.0
- Lipids
- Fatty acids, total saturated
- g
- 0.018
- 4:0
- g
- 0.000
- 6:0
- g
- 0.000
- 8:0
- g
- 0.000
- 10:0
- g
- 0.000
- 12:0
- g
- 0.000
- 14:0
- g
- 0.000
- 15:0
- g
- 0.000
- 16:0
- g
- 0.018
- 17:0
- g
- 0.000
- 18:0
- g
- 0.001
- 20:0
- g
- 0.000
- 22:0
- g
- 0.000
- 24:0
- g
- 0.000
- Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
- g
- 0.001
- 14:1
- g
- 0.000
- 15:1
- g
- 0.000
- 16:1 undifferentiated
- g
- 0.000
- 17:1
- g
- 0.000
- 18:1 undifferentiated
- g
- 0.001
- 20:1
- g
- 0.000
- 22:1 undifferentiated
- g
- 0.000
- 20:2 n-6 c,c
- g
- 0.000
- Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
- g
- 0.014
- 18:2 undifferentiated
- g
- 0.013
- 18:3 undifferentiated
- g
- 0.001
- 18:4
- g
- 0.000
- 20:3 undifferentiated
- g
- 0.000
- 20:4 undifferentiated
- g
- 0.000
- 20:5 n-3 (EPA)
- g
- 0.000
- 22:5 n-3 (DPA)
- g
- 0.000
- 22:6 n-3 (DHA)
- g
- 0.000
- Cholesterol
- mg
- 0
- Phytosterols
- mg
- 12
- Amino acids
- Tryptophan
- g
- 0.031
- Threonine
- g
- 0.083
- Isoleucine
- g
- 0.055
- Leucine
- g
- 0.092
- Lysine
- g
- 0.066
- Methionine
- g
- 0.029
- Cystine
- g
- 0.022
- Phenylalanine
- g
- 0.089
- Tyrosine
- g
- 0.034
- Valine
- g
- 0.086
- Arginine
- g
- 0.055
- Histidine
- g
- 0.031
- Alanine
- g
- 0.077
- Aspartic acid
- g
- 0.382
- Glutamic acid
- g
- 0.155
- Glycine
- g
- 0.063
- Proline
- g
- 0.052
- Serine
- g
- 0.088
- Other
- Alcohol, ethyl
- g
- 0.0
- Caffeine
- mg
- 0
- Theobromine
- mg
- 0
- 0
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