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White roots, tubers, and plantains

yam

Common Namesdoya, yam
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yam is commonly consumed in 52 countries.
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DRC
Burundi
Cote d'Ivoire
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Angola
Central African Republic
Chad
Common name: doya
China
Colombia
Comoros
Dominican Republic
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Nepal
Niger
Nigeria
Papua New Guinea
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Common name: yam, yam
Mali
Mozambique
Rwanda
Uganda
Bhutan
Japan
South Sudan
New Zealand
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Haiti
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Venezuela
Benin
Congo
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Costa Rica
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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 ResourcesPeriodic Table of FoodFood composition data on Periodic Table of Food Initiative coming in a future release