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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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Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Common name: doya
Equatorial Guinea
Angola
Brazil
Burkina Faso
China
Colombia
Comoros
Dominican Republic
DRC
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Ivory Coast
Burundi
Cameroon
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Common name: yam, yam
Mali
Nepal
Niger
Nigeria
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Papua New Guinea
Mozambique
Rwanda
Uganda
Japan
Bhutan
South Sudan
New Zealand
Puerto Rico
Guinea Bissau
Haiti
Sao Tome and Principe
Venezuela
Ghana
Guinea
Philippines
Samoa
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Benin
Congo Brazzaville
Gabon
Gambia
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