Yacon syrup

GI(Glucose = 100)

40^*40^*

Single test — one published study, not a pooled mean.

Energy(kcal/100g)

—

No source on file yet.

Carbs(g/100g)

80.2 g^*80.2 g^*

Sugars(g/100g)

51 g^*51 g^*

Functional benefits

• Fructooligosaccharides (prebiotic)

  FOS ~18–52 g/100 g by batch in the cited NZ concentrate. Display-only mechanism note — not scored as minerals. Dose and brand matter.

  Yan et al. — New Zealand yacon concentrate composition + SUGiRS GI (Foods) (2023)

• Potassium

  658 mg/100g

  Single-batch mineral profile of the cited NZ concentrate.

  Yan et al. — New Zealand yacon concentrate composition + SUGiRS GI (Foods) (2023)

Cited minerals can add up to +2 on Best sweetener for everyday health — see Methods.

Risks & side effects

• Osmotic GI discomfort (high FOS)

  caution

  FOS can cause gas, bloating, or diarrhea above ~0.14 g FOS/kg body weight in the cited review trail — a figure for FOS, not for the syrup. High-FODMAP class. Not a medical diagnosis. Scored: −7 on Everyday Health, Diabetic-friendly and Minimally processed — no symptom-free single dose on file, so the 75th percentile of rows with one (missing is not clean).

  Yan et al. — New Zealand yacon concentrate composition + SUGiRS GI (Foods) (2023)

Not medical advice. Published recipe penalties (if any) are on Methods — not a clinical severity scale.

Notes

• Energy left empty: metabolizable kcal swings with FOS vs free-sugar share, and the cited paper does not publish a single Atwater kcal/100 g. Boutique labels quoting ~200–290 kcal/100 g are not pinned here.

  Empty-over-invention. Everyday may leave the row unranked on energy until a cited kcal exists.

  Yan et al. — New Zealand yacon concentrate composition + SUGiRS GI (Foods) (2023)

Notes explain what the open axis or risk labels alone can miss — not medical advice.