Chinese Yam (Shan Yao)
Ready-to-Use Botanical Ingredient for Wellness Product Development
Chinese Yam is a starchy root vegetable and traditional dietary staple widely used in Asian cuisine, valued for its mild taste, slippery texture and easy digestibility. It has been consumed as a nourishing food for centuries.
Health benefits: A classic medicinal food traditionally used to support healthy digestion, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and maintain steady energy. Rich in mucilage, starch and polysaccharides, it is a gentle nourishing botanical ideal for gut-friendly formulas, meal replacement shakes and wellness drinks.
Botanical Profile
Slender brown-skinned tuber with white, sticky flesh; rich in starch, mucilage, diosgenin and polysaccharides; neutral flavor, gelatinous when raw, floury when cooked.
Applications
Congee bases, dessert soups, savory stews, gluten-free flour blends and textured plant-milk thickeners.
Key Features
Full-Spectrum Botanical Ingredient
Ready-to-Use Granules
Flexible for Product Development
