mapuey
Mapuey (cush-cush yam)
Mapuey, or cush-cush yam, is a cultivated tropical yam with starchy tubers that are peeled and cooked by boiling, steaming, or other methods.
About Mapuey (cush-cush yam)
Mapuey, also called cush-cush yam, is a cultivated tropical yam grown for its underground tubers. The tubers are usually peeled and cooked before eating; they are not the same as sweet potatoes or other unrelated foods also called yams.
The flesh is generally starchy and firm when raw, becoming tender when cooked, with colour and texture varying among types. It can be boiled, steamed, or otherwise cooked as a staple ingredient. The name covers cultivated material with variation in tuber shape and flesh colour, rather than one standardized processed product.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Mapuey (cush-cush yam) nutrition & diet
Mapuey (cush-cush yam) nutritional value
Reference: Yam, raw
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 118kcal
- Protein
- 1.5g
- Carbs
- 27.9g
- Fat
- 0.2g
Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
Compare peeled edible tuber in the same cooked or raw state; cooking method and water uptake affect measured composition. Cultivar and flesh-colour differences may also matter.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Vegetarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Pescatarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Not established
- The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: Canadian Nutrient File, 2015 — 2283 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
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