Yakon/Yacon anybody?.

So I am starting up my veggie-growing again fit this year and have some nice little chilli, pepper and aubegine seedlings sprouting in my heated propagator. And I have just sat down with a heap of catalogues from gardening companies I bought stuff from last year, and came across the aforementioned yakon. Which is a perennial root with a daisy-like flower, and is somewhat sweet due to a whole load of fructooligosaccharides (FOS). These are apparently indigestible and therefore do not affect BG. Same thing as inulin, I think.

Some of the descriptions I found online suggested it might have a minor positive effect on gut flora (but - could be gassy as a result) insulin resistance, insulin levels, weight loss, etc etc.

So I might grow some - not because of these maybe-good effects but because it shouldn’t have any impact on my BG levels and it apparently has a texture like a water-chestnut and an interesting flavour.

Has anyone tried it?