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White roots, tubers, and plantains
yam
Common Names
doya, yam
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yam is commonly consumed in 52 countries.
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Angola
Benin
Bhutan
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Common name: doya
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
DRC
Dominican Republic
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Haiti
Japan
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Common name: yam, yam
Mali
Mozambique
Nepal
New Zealand
Niger
Nigeria
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Rwanda
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
South Sudan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Uganda
Venezuela
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Family
Dioscoreaceae
Species
Dioscorea sp.
Part Consumed
Tuber, Roots, Leaves
Centers of Origin
West Africa, Tropical South America, South Asia, Southeast Asia
Other Resources
Periodic Table of Food
Food composition data on Periodic Table of Food Initiative coming in a future release
