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White roots, tubers, and plantains

yam

Common Namesdoya, yam
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yam is commonly consumed in 52 countries.
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Burundi
DRC
Ivory Coast
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Angola
Brazil
Central African Republic
Chad
Common name: doya
China
Colombia
Comoros
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Dominican Republic
Burkina Faso
Thailand
Togo
Kenya
Malawi
Common name: yam, yam
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Papua New Guinea
Rwanda
Mozambique
Nepal
Madagascar
Tanzania
Bhutan
Japan
Uganda
New Zealand
Puerto Rico
South Sudan
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Haiti
Samoa
Gambia
Ghana
Philippines
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Venezuela
Benin
Congo Brazzaville
Gabon
Costa Rica
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Family
Dioscoreaceae
Species
Dioscorea sp.
Part Consumed
Tuber, Roots, Leaves
Centers of Origin
West Africa, Tropical South America, South Asia, Southeast Asia
Other ResourcesPeriodic Table of FoodFood composition data on Periodic Table of Food Initiative coming in a future release