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- noun The Peruvian ground apple, Smallanthus sonchifolius, or the crisp, sweet-tasting tuberous root of this plant.
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It's chemical composition is similar to DDT, mustard gas, and other harmful pesticides Explore alternatives such as yacon syrup, lo gan kuo, xylitol, and stevia.
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It's chemical composition is similar to DDT, mustard gas, and other harmful pesticides Explore alternatives such as yacon syrup, lo gan kuo, xylitol, and stevia.
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This is an organic, vegan dark chocolate with not only the antioxidants of acai berries, but yacon root, which acts as a natural sugar and breaks down slowly in the digestive system.
Jodi Lipper and Cerina Vincent: Is The Antioxidant-Craze Crazy? 2008
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In fact, over the past month, I've received quite a few emails asking me about the ways in which I use stevia (the predominant sweetener allowed on yacon syrup, which I use only rarely).
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A delicious Lucuma flavored Ice Cream made with raw cashews and sweetened with yacon.
WN.com - Articles related to Independence Day in Surf City USA 2010
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You may also sweeten with dates ... raisins ... stevia or yacon syrup or any other sweetener.
WN.com - Articles related to French cooking? Chocolate and zucchini and thyme and hazelnuts and ... 2010
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A delicious Lucuma flavored Ice Cream made with raw cashews and sweetened with yacon.
WN.com - Articles related to Independence Day in Surf City USA 2010
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Especially since you're expected to consume it plain, or at best sweetened with yacon root, a tuber from - you guessed it - Peru.
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You may also sweeten with dates ... raisins ... stevia or yacon syrup or any other sweetener.
WN.com - Articles related to French cooking? Chocolate and zucchini and thyme and hazelnuts and ... 2010
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Or try organic yacon syrup, another low-calorie, low-glycemic sweetener.
Common Ground 2009
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