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