Cocoyam contains varying amounts of calcium oxalate, potassium, zinc and magnesium. The proportions of these substances depend on the exact variety of the cocoyam.
The Igbo word for "cocoyam" of the Western African origin is ede.
Cocoyam is a common name for several tropical root vegetables. The nutritional composition of these root vegetables are rich with vitamin B6 and magnesium.
The scientific name of cocoyam plant is Xanthosoma sagittifolium.
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"Ampesi ne nkontomire" or Ampesi and nkontomire is a very delicious Ghanaian meal. Ampesi could either be Plantain, Yam, Cocoyam or sometimes Cassava (yuca) which is peeled and cut into desirable slices and then boiled with some salt to taste. Nkontomire on the other hand stands for carefully selected fresh cocoyam leaves that are boiled,ground or blended into a paste and made into a sauce. Boiled eggs or smoked fish could be addeed as the protein source.
It is common for African to consume soups and green bananas or plantains; certain cereals such as millet, sorghum, teff and maize and roots and tubers such as cocoyam, cassava and yams as part of their daily nutrition.
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern ----YAM. That is, seven letter words with 5th letter Y and 6th letter A and 7th letter M. In alphabetical order, they are: cocoyam
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern -O--YA-. That is, seven letter words with 2nd letter O and 5th letter Y and 6th letter A. In alphabetical order, they are: cocoyam
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern C---YA-. That is, seven letter words with 1st letter C and 5th letter Y and 6th letter A. In alphabetical order, they are: cocoyam
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern ---OY-M. That is, seven letter words with 4th letter O and 5th letter Y and 7th letter M. In alphabetical order, they are: cocoyam
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 3 words with the pattern ---OYA-. That is, seven letter words with 4th letter O and 5th letter Y and 6th letter A. In alphabetical order, they are: cocoyam macoyas unroyal