A Sustainable Wholesome Foodstuff; Health Effects and Potential Dietotherapy Applications of Yacon
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Yacon, and Nutritional and Chemical Composition
3. Health Effects (Usually Benefits) of Yacon and Its Bioactive Components
3.1. Health Effects of Fructooligosaccharides (FOS)
3.2. Health Effects of Inulin
3.3. Health Effects of Phenolic Compounds
3.4. Health Effects of Yacon Leaf and Tuber
3.5. Others
4. Potential Dietotherapy Applications: How to Use Yacon
4.1. Yacon Tea
4.2. Yacon Syrup
4.3. Yacon Powder
4.4. Yacon Capsules
4.5. Yacon Used in Infant Formula
4.6. Other Uses of Yacon
5. Yacon New Zealand: A Case Study
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Author(s) | Year | Stated Yacon Source | Component(s) Under Study | Study Design | Physiological Effect(s) | |
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Method | In Vivo (Human Study or Animal Model) | |||||
Cocato et al. [10] | 2019 | Yacon root flour | FOS* | Rats (Wistar) | Improved mineral absorption | |
Machado et al. [19] | 2019 | Yacon root flour | FOS | Human (BMI 30 ± 2.4 kg m-2) | Improved body composition | |
dos Santos et al. [65] | 2018 | Yacon leaf extract | Rats (Wistar) | Significant reduction in glycemia | ||
Gomes da Silva et al. [20] | 2017 | Yacon syrup | Human | Improved satiety effects | ||
dos Santos et al. [12] | 2017 | Yacon leaf extract | Rats (Wistar, diabetic) | Improved glycemic control | ||
An et al. [89] | 2016 | Yacon root extract | Inulin | Mice (Kuming); Rats (Sprague Dawley) | Antidepressant-like effects | |
Baroni et al. [70] | 2016 | Yacon leaf extract | Phenolics | Rats (Wistar, diabetic) | Improved insulin sensitivity | |
da Silva et al. [77] | 2015 | Yacon root extract | FOS | Rats (Wistar) | Anti-cancer (against colon carcinogenesis on the early phases) | |
de Ford et al. [13] | 2015 | Yacon leaf extract | In vitro | Anti-cancer | ||
Habib et al. [79] | 2015 | Yacon root flour | Rats (Wistar, diabetic) | Antidiabetic effects | ||
Jimenez et al. [93] | 2015 | Yacon root | FOS | Rats (Wistar) | Improved intestinal microflora | |
Lee et al. [81] | 2015 | Yacon extract | In vitro | Anti-cancer (inhibited cell proliferation) | ||
Russo et al. [27] | 2015 | Yacon leaf extract | Phenolics | In vitro | Antioxidant effects | |
Sousa et al. [82] | 2015 | Yacon tuber flour | Phenolics | In vitro | Antioxidant effects | |
Sugahara et al. [94] | 2015 | Yacon leaf extract | Phenolics | In vitro | Antioxidant effects | |
Scheid et al. [16] | 2014 | Yacon root powder | FOS | Human (>60 years old) | Diabetes management, no side effects observed | |
Vaz-Tostes et al. [15] | 2014 | Yacon root flour | FOS | Human (ages 2–5 years old) | Improved systemic immunity | |
Oliverra et al. [75] | 2013 | Yacon leaf extract | In vitro | Anti-inflammatory | ||
Oliverra et al. [80] | 2013 | Yacon root extract | Fructan | Rats (induced type 1 diabetic) | Antidiabetic effects | |
Satoh et al. [95] | 2013 | Yacon tuber extract | Rats (Zucker fa/fa) | Improved insulin sensitivity | ||
Utami et al. [88] | 2013 | Yacon tuber powder | FOS | Rats (Sprague Dawley) | Improved intestinal microflora | |
Velez et al. [42] | 2013 | Yacon root flour | FOS | Mice (BALB/c) | Regulated intestinal microflora | |
Campos et al. [39] | 2012 | Yacon root flour | FOS | Guinea pig | Improved intestinal microflora | |
Delgado et al. [41] | 2012 | Yacon root flour | FOS | Mice (BALB/c) | Improved immunity efficiency | |
de Moura et al. [83] | 2012 | Yacon root extract | FOS | Rats (Wistar) | Anti-cancer (against colon carcinogenesis on the early phases) | |
Roselino et al. [87] | 2012 | Yacon root extract | Fructan | Rats (Wistar) | Improved lipid profiles | |
Habib et al. [78] | 2011 | Yacon root flour | FOS | Rats (Wistar) | Antidiabetic and hypolipidemic effects | |
Lobo et al. [84] | 2011 | Yacon root flour | Inulin | Rats (Wistar) | Improved mineral absorption | |
Siriwan et al. [72] | 2011 | Yacon leaf extract | In vitro | Anti-cancer (inhibited cancer cell proliferation) | ||
Siriwan et al. [73] | 2011 | Yacon leaf extract | In vitro | Anti-cancer (inhibited cancer cell proliferation) | ||
Bonet et al. [96] | 2010 | Yacon root flour | Mice (BALB/c) | Improved intestinal microflora (growth of Bifidobacteria and Lactobacilli) | ||
Genta et al. [68] | 2010 | Yacon leaf extract | Phenolics | Rats (Wistar) | Hypoglycemic effects | |
Joung et al. [71] | 2010 | Yacon leaf extract | In vitro | Antimicrobial effects | ||
Raga et al. [69] | 2010 | Yacon leaf extract | Phenolics | Mice (albino) | Hypoglycemic effects | |
Yun et al. [92] | 2010 | Yacon root ingestion | Human (a 55-years-old woman) | Anaphylaxis1 | ||
Genta et al. [17] | 2009 | Yacon syrup | Human (obese with mild dyslipidemia) | Improve insulin-resistance, and satiety effects | ||
Park et al. [11] | 2009 | Yacon tuber extract | Rats (Sprague Dawley, diabetic) | Improved glycemic control | ||
Baroni et al. [67] | 2008 | Yacon leaf extract | Phenolics | Rats (Wistar) | Hypoglycemic effects | |
Geyer et al. [97] | 2008 | Yacon syrup | FOS | Human | Improved the colonic transit | |
Lobo et al. [85] | 2007 | Yacon root flour | Rats (Wistar) | Improved mineral absorption | ||
Genta et al. [90] | 2005 | Yacon root flour | FOS | Rats (Wistar) | No adverse side effects observed2 | |
Valentova et al. [66] | 2004 | Yacon leaf extract | Rats (diabetic) | Anti-hyperglycemic effects |
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Yan, M.R.; Welch, R.; Rush, E.C.; Xiang, X.; Wang, X. A Sustainable Wholesome Foodstuff; Health Effects and Potential Dietotherapy Applications of Yacon. Nutrients 2019, 11, 2632. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11112632
Yan MR, Welch R, Rush EC, Xiang X, Wang X. A Sustainable Wholesome Foodstuff; Health Effects and Potential Dietotherapy Applications of Yacon. Nutrients. 2019; 11(11):2632. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11112632
Chicago/Turabian StyleYan, Mary R., Robert Welch, Elaine C. Rush, Xuesong Xiang, and Xin Wang. 2019. "A Sustainable Wholesome Foodstuff; Health Effects and Potential Dietotherapy Applications of Yacon" Nutrients 11, no. 11: 2632. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11112632