Back to Foods

Showing Food Jerusalem artichoke

General Information
NameJerusalem artichoke
Scientific NameHelianthus tuberosus
DescriptionJerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) is a perennial sunflower native to North America, specifically the United States and Canada. It is widely cultivated for its edible tubers, which are commonly consumed in Europe and North America. The tubers can be eaten raw, cooked, or pickled, and are used in various culinary dishes, similar to potatoes. They have a sweet, nutty flavor and a crunchy texture when raw, but become soft and mushy when boiled. The tubers are rich in inulin, a type of carbohydrate that provides several health benefits, including reducing blood sugar levels and improving lipid profiles, making it a potential natural remedy for type 2 diabetes. The most notable chemical in Jerusalem artichoke is inulin, a fructan that has been shown to have antihyperglycemic effects. In addition to its culinary and medicinal uses, Jerusalem artichoke can also be fermented and distilled to produce spirits (PMID: 32583794, PMID: 39053103). A peculiar aspect of preparing Jerusalem artichoke is that it retains its texture better when steamed rather than boiled.
Primary IDFOOD00387
Picture392
Classification
GroupVegetables
Sub-GroupTubers
Taxonomy
SuperkingdomEukaryota
KingdomViridiplantae
PhylumStreptophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusHelianthus
Speciestuberosus
VarietyNot Available
ITIS ID36691
Wikipedia IDJerusalem artichoke
Composition
Compounds
Filter by preparation type:   Info icon

CompoundStructureContent Range AverageReference
CompoundReference
Macronutrients
MacronutrientContent Range AverageReference
NutrientReference
Micronutrients
MicronutrientContent Range AverageReference
NutrientReference
References
Content Reference— Duke, James. 'Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. United States Department of Agriculture.' Agricultural Research Service, Accessed April 27 (2004).
— Saxholt, E., et al. 'Danish food composition databank, revision 7.' Department of Nutrition, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (2008).
— U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page.
— Shinbo, Y., et al. 'KNApSAcK: a comprehensive species-metabolite relationship database.' Plant Metabolomics. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 165-181.