A rugged, reliable perennial, yacon (ya-CONE) has been a food staple for centuries in the Andes, where the sweet, juicy tubers are eaten fresh like fruit. In fact, the tubers hold so much sugar that ...

Haven't heard of yacon? WHAT IS IT: A molasses-like natural sweetener derived from an Andean root WHO TRIED IT: Brooke Showell, PEOPLE.com contributor WHY SHE DID IT: Because a spoonful (or three) of ...

What is yacon syrup? Should I add it to my diet? Dr. Oz's recent segment, which involved several women testing out the product as a weight-loss aid, has us all wondering. Yacon syrup is found in the ...

Yacon is a sweet vegetable grown in areas including Ecuador and Chile. Ask anyone about natural sweeteners and you'll hear words like honey, monkfruit, stevia, molasses and maple syrup. There is ...

YOU MAY NOT have heard of a yacon, but pay attention. This Andean tuber could be big. If you’ve ever eaten a kiwi or a kale salad, you’ve already surfed a produce wave. But there’s a new urgency to ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. To some, it’s yacon. To others, Peruvian sweet root. ‘My partner is from ...

Crab apples and yacon root will be some of the produce available at Saturday’s Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market, open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. next to City Hall. This will be the final Saturday for the ...

A November episode of The Dr. Oz Show featuring the potential weight-loss benefits of yacon syrup re-aired this week; since then, searches for the stuff on Yahoo! have spiked. Users' searches about ...