Yam flour. Also known as sweet potato flour, yam flour
is powdered
starch widely used in food preparation.
Typically white, the flour is commonly used in African dishes, such
as amala. It may be used in many other recipes if desired as well.
It is prepared by grinding dried yams until they reach a powdered
consistency
Yam flour is the powdered starch made from the
starchy tubers of the perennial herbaceous vines from the genus
Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae).
It's usually produced from any of the various cultivars of yam
grown for consumption.
Yam has been recognized having the beneficial effects for
the prevention
of various diseases, such as cancer, immunity, infection and
obesity etc.
There is increasing consideration to supplement the antioxidant
nutrients to make up the lack of the antioxidant nutrient
intakes.
