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Yautía root

Yautía root is a starchy tropical tuber that is boiled, fried, or incorporated into stews and mashed dishes.

Yautía root — illustrative ingredient image

About Yautía root

Yautía root is a starchy edible underground corm or tuber sold in Caribbean and Latin American markets under a regional name. It is commonly boiled, fried, roasted, mashed, or added to soups, stews, and other mixed dishes.

The rough, often brown or mottled exterior encloses flesh that may be white, cream, yellow, or pinkish. Raw flesh is firm; cooking makes it dense, soft, and slightly sticky, though texture and colour vary among market types.

Yautía may be sold whole, peeled, cut, frozen, or prepared. Peeling, cutting, freezing, and cooking change its appearance and texture. The name is regional and can overlap with other tropical root crops, so local identification matters.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Yautía root

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Yautía root nutrition & diet

Yautía root nutritional value

Cocoyam, tuber, white, raw — WAFCT 02_005

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

Calories
136kcal
Protein
3.3g
Carbs
28.9g
Fat
0.3g

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

Confirm the yautía species or local variety and compare the peeled edible root in the specified raw or cooked form. Boiling, frying, roasting, mashing, and stewing change water content and added fat. Separate the root from meat, broth, sauces, or other ingredients in a mixed dish.

Compare the right form: Match a reference to the identified yautía species and peeled edible root portion, specifying raw, boiled, fried, roasted, mashed, or stewed form.

Diet considerations

Yautía is a plant-derived tropical root, but regional names may cover different colocasia- or xanthosoma-related foods, so identity matters. Plain root can fit plant-based patterns; compatibility changes with dairy, meat stock, seafood, or frying fat. Batters and mixed dishes may add cereals, while portion size affects the meal’s 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_005 ↗. 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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