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Organic Yacon: a versatile healthy root vegetable

 

Hello, my name is Frank and we grow organic Yacon for Nature & More in The Netherlands. I would like to share some interesting facts with you about Yacon: 

  • Yacon is a versatile root vegetable, also known as ‘ground apple’. It's very healthy.
  • The taste is fresh, sweet and lies between an apple, pear and watermelon
  • Can be eaten raw, with a crunchy bite
  • Use Yacon in stir-fry, boil or fry it in thin slices as a tasty snack. Delicious in stews, salads, desserts and cakes. It is also used to make syrup.
  • Sweet taste due to oligofructose (fracto-oligosaccharide), which stimulates the beneficial bacteria in our body
  • The sweet taste is partly caused by inulin. Because inulin is poorly absorbed by the human body, Yacon may have a beneficial effect against obesity and diabetes
  • The plant originates from the Andes and grows there at an altitude of 900-3000m
  • 100% vegan ;) !

Simply contact your Eosta Accountmanager for all details, availability and a sample. 

Visit my farm: natureandmore.com - (code 345)

News & releases

Carpe Diem (1)

Organic grapes 2026/27: plan ahead to secure volumes

The overseas grape season starts in mid-December, but planning begins now. Demand for organic grapes remains strong and our growers need early visibility on the volumes they can reserve for fixed programmes. By aligning programmes in advance, we can secure organic volumes more effectively and are also in a stronger position to offer competitive pricing. 

Carpe Diem (2)

Carpe Diem: quality organic grapes start with the soil

Along the Orange River in South Africa’s Northern Cape lies Carpe Diem, a long-standing and trusted partner for our organic grapes. Owner Gog van der Colff took over the family business in 2000 and made the deliberate decision to switch to organic farming in 2006. What began as a step that not everyone was initially convinced by has developed into a progressive organic farm producing grapes, pecans and raisins. 

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