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Yam Flour

Yam flour is a dried, milled yam product used to thicken dishes and prepare doughs or porridge.

Yam Flour — illustrative ingredient image

About Yam Flour

Yam flour is a powder made by drying and milling yam, usually after peeling and slicing. It is used to make doughs, porridges, dumpling-like preparations, or formed starch foods, and can provide body in soups and sauces.

The powder has a starchy texture and mild, earthy flavour. Its colour may be off-white, cream, grayish, or lightly coloured according to the source tuber and processing, while fineness and moisture vary by product.

Yam flour is sold dry as a milled powder. Products may be raw-dried, precooked, fermented, or blended; mixing with water or other ingredients changes it from a loose powder into a dough, porridge, or thickened preparation.

Ingredient type
flour

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Yam Flour

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Yam Flour nutrition & diet

Yam Flour nutritional value

Yam, tuber, flour, from white yam tuber — WAFCT 02_036

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the named food form.

Calories
327kcal
Protein
6.8g
Carbs
66.3g
Fat
0.6g

Per 100 g edible portion. Source: Vincent et al., FAO/INFOODS Food Composition Table for Western Africa (2019). Carbohydrate is available carbohydrate calculated by difference; square-bracketed fat in the source uses continuous-extraction analysis. Values describe this reference form, not every recipe, cultivar or preparation.

Portions & preparation

Establish which yam species produced the flour and whether it is plain, fermented, blanched, or blended before comparing portions. Use the dry flour form separately from porridge, dough, or thickened dishes. Preparation may add water, oil, dairy, sweeteners, or other ingredients that change the finished serving.

Compare the right form: Match a reference to the identified yam species and exact plain or processed flour, including milling form and dry or prepared edible portion.

Diet considerations

Yam flour is plant-derived, but species, processing, and added ingredients must be confirmed. Plain flour generally fits plant-based patterns; prepared porridges or doughs may include milk, butter, egg, meat stock, or sweeteners. Blends with wheat or other cereals change compatibility, and the prepared portion determines its carbohydrate pattern.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not 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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: FAO/INFOODS Food Composition Table for Western Africa (2019) — 02_036 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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