Cocoyam or Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is a starchy edible tuber and bears broad greenish leaves. It is grown in several places around the world. We usually consume the roots tubers or its leaves, locally called kontomire. Both the root and leaves have many health benefits for the body because they are rich in nutrients (22 Essential benefits of Cocoyam leaves).
The cocoyam roots or corms (which the Akans of Ghana call mankani) mature between 8 - 10 months. Also, the starch-rich, round shaped taproot develops underground and we pull it out of the soil during harvesting. Asia, West Africa and Southern America are major consumers of cocoyam corms.
This post shall handle the cocoyam roots nutrition facts.
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Mrs Ekomobong Nda
Nice publication you got here.
I won’t love to have this crop go extinct.
I would love to join the team of elongating cocoyam.
Ma’am may God bless you for your vision and open you for more marketable ideas. Amen.
I would love to communicate with you.
Komsy.
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Queentalove
Wowowowowowow! Am so grateful for the information, thanks a lot ma
Very interested in helping keep our biodiversity intact anywhere in the universe . Thanks for your great education big Empress. Will like to contact you for extra information. Thank you
Nice publication you got here.
I won’t love to have this crop go extinct.
I would love to join the team of elongating cocoyam.
Ma’am may God bless you for your vision and open you for more marketable ideas. Amen.
I would love to communicate with you.
Komsy.
Wowowowowowow! Am so grateful for the information, thanks a lot ma