Yacon
4 benefits mapped to clinical evidence across supplements.
Dose per serving from research
8 study groups in 8 studies say how much Yacon participants took a day.
These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.
Most common: 10 g to 25 g, 63% of 8 study groups.
| Daily dose | Study groups |
|---|---|
| 10 g or less | 1 |
| 10 g to 25 g | 5 |
| 25 g to 50 g | 2 |
Commonly used together
4 of 10 study groups took Yacon with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.
What was given together, not what works together.
| Taken with | Study groups |
|---|---|
| Prebiotics | 3 |
Benefit Evidence
Research sources
Blood sugar (3)
- Yacon syrup reduces postprandial glycemic response to breakfast: A randomized, crossover, double-blind clinical trial
PubMed ID: 31732062
Acute lowering of early postprandial glucose and insulin following a yacon-sweetened breakfast.
- Freeze-dried powdered yacon: effects of FOS on serum glucose, lipids and intestinal transit in the elderly
PubMed ID: 24398786
Nine-week freeze-dried yacon decreased fasting glucose in elderly participants.
- Previous gut microbiota has an effect on postprandial insulin response after intervention with yacon syrup as a source of fructooligosaccharides: a randomized, crossover, double-blind clinical trial
PubMed ID: 36736091
Replication of acute postprandial glucose/insulin lowering; microbiota status predicted response.
Metabolism (2)
- Yacon syrup reduces postprandial glycemic response to breakfast: A randomized, crossover, double-blind clinical trial
PubMed ID: 31732062
Acute reductions in early postprandial glucose and insulin demonstrate metabolic modulation.
- Previous gut microbiota has an effect on postprandial insulin response after intervention with yacon syrup as a source of fructooligosaccharides: a randomized, crossover, double-blind clinical trial
PubMed ID: 36736091
Acute lowering of postprandial insulin/glucose and microbiota-predicted response support metabolic benefit.
Weight management (2)
- Previous gut microbiota has an effect on postprandial insulin response after intervention with yacon syrup as a source of fructooligosaccharides: a randomized, crossover, double-blind clinical trial
PubMed ID: 36736091
Reproduced acute glycemic/insulin benefits when yacon was used in a meal, supporting its use as a low-calorie sweetener.
- Yacon syrup reduces postprandial glycemic response to breakfast: A randomized, crossover, double-blind clinical trial
PubMed ID: 31732062
Yacon syrup used at breakfast and produced lower early postprandial glucose/insulin vs placebo — practical sweetener evidence.
Gut health (1)
- Previous gut microbiota has an effect on postprandial insulin response after intervention with yacon syrup as a source of fructooligosaccharides: a randomized, crossover, double-blind clinical trial
PubMed ID: 36736091
Baseline Bifidobacteriales abundance predicted insulin response to yacon, linking effects to bifidogenic activity.
Similar by evidence
Supplements the same benefits carry qualifying findings for — a fact about the evidence graph, not a recommendation to swap.
Products with Yacon
Search all21 products whose verified label declares Yacon — not every bottle that mentions it in a title.