The Nigerian Yam

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Homework for July 15, 2019
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The yam tuber is the main part of the yam plant which has high carbohydrate content but low in fat and protein and provides a good source of energy. Unpeeled yam has vitamin C. Yam is sweet in flavor, and is consumed boiled yam. In Nigeria yam is cooked  as a vegetable, fufu or fried in oil. Yam is often pounded into a thick paste after boiling and is consumed with soup. It is also processed into flour for use in the preparation of the paste. Medicinally, it is used as a heart stimulant. Its chemical composition, consists of alkaloids of saponin and sapogenin. Yams are used as an industrial starch has also been established as the quality of some of the species is able to provide as much starch as in cereals.

Questions  

Level 1 

The tuber is which part of the yam

a)  The head part of the yam

b)  The main part of the yam

2. Yams are high in ______________ but low in ______ and _______________________

3. Yams are a good source of _________________

4. Which vitamin is found in yams?

The vitamin found in yams is ___________________.

5. What are ways Nigerian yams are prepared? Circle the correct answer

A) cooked as a vegetable,

B) fufu 

C) fried in oil

D) boiled

6) Which part of the body are yams used to help medicinally?

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level 2 and  level 3 

The tuber is which part of the yam?

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2. Yams are high in ______________ but low in ______ and _______

3. What are yams are a good source of?

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4. Which vitamin is found in yams?

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5. What are some of the ways Nigerian yams are prepared?

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6. Yam is often __________ into a ___________after boiling and is ______________ with ____________________.

7. Yams are processed into which product?

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8. Which part of the body are yams used to help medicinally?

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