Description

Cocoyam Powder for Soup

Cocoyam powder is a popular African foodstuff made from edible cocoyam root (Colocasia esculenta), a tropical tuber crop from West Africa. It is mostly grown basically for edible root called cocoyam corm. the corms provide healthy amounts of some important minerals like magnesium, zinc, iron, manganese and copper.

Cocoyam soup is a special type that is prepared with edible cocoyam powder or fresh cocoyam. It is one of the soups adored by Igbos and majorly prepared on special occasions. Cocoyam powder can be used to prepare bitter leaves, oha or acts as a thickener to other ethnic soups.

Feco Cocoyam Powder for soup, an alternative to fresh cocoyam (ede ofe) is hygienically processed and well packaged edible cocoyam. Packed in airtight containers to retain value and freshness. They can be used as a thickener for baking and cooking soups such as oha soup, nsala (white soup) and bitter leaf soup etc. Cocoyam contains high-quality nutrition profile comprising of dietary fibre, antioxidants and moderate proportions of minerals, and vitamins.

Nutritional Benefits of Cocoyam Powder

• It is an excellent source of carbohydrate
• It contains dietary fibre
• Contains higher protein contents than the majority of the tropical root crops
• Also contains thiamine, calcium, niacin, manganese, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin E, magnesium, copper and riboflavin.

Health Benefits of Cocoyam Powder

• Cocoyam is vital for maintaining a healthy immune system
• Maintains a healthier digestive system
• Helps in the easy passage of stool
• Helps to increase blood circulations
• Prevents heart disease, lungs and oral cancer
• Also supports the muscle and helps in decreasing blood pressure.

Ingredients for preparing Bitter leaves Soup (Ofe Onugbu)  with Cocoyam Powder

Bitterleaf soup is one of the most traditional soups in Nigeria. It is native to the Igbos of Eastern Nigeria Ofe onugbu and very delicious soup.

• The meat of choice (beef, chicken, pork, turkey)
• Bitter leaf
• Ground Crayfish
• Maggi or Knorr seasoning
• Ogiri
• Dry fish
• Cameroonian pepper
• Stockfish
• Palm oil
• Salt to taste.
• Cocoyam

Ingredients for preparing Bitter leaves Soup with Cocoyam Powder

•  Assorted meat, beef or goat
• Oha leaves,
•  Uziza seeds,
•   Palm oil
•  Cocoyam
•  Stockfish
• Dried fish
• Ground crayfish
• Chilli pepper or Cameroonian pepper
• Seasoning cubes
• ogiri,dadawa
• Periwinkles
• Salt to taste.

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