Looks like a sweet potato but actually these are Yacon/yakun (Smallanthus sonchifolius). It is a perennial herb in the sunflower family native to the Andes Mountains in South America. It produces large, edible underground tubers often called the "Peruvian ground apple".
Composed of about 75% water and rich in fructooligosaccharides (FOS) and inulin. FOS is a prebiotic fiber that the body does not fully digest, meaning it sweetens food without causing major blood sugar spikes.
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