Konjac Glucomannan

Water-Soluble Fiber Minus Calories

Amorphophallus konjac root as food provides water soluble fiber which is more suitable to relieve hypertonic constipation, or spastic constipation.

Indians call it elephant yam. Chinese call it devil's taro. However, it's actually the corm which "bears no marked relation to tubers of the family..." according to Wikipedia.

To vegans, it's a source of vegan gelatin. To some children it's the fruit jelly cups. To the Japanese, it is Ito-konnyaku, shirataki, a part of their culture where they have "Konnyaku Day"!

If you think it is not part of your culture. Hello? It's in your food additives! Am I recommending it as a constipation relief that would choke you? After all you heard reports about fatal choking incidents involving fruit jellies that caused them to be banned in U.S.,Canada and the European Union.

I am not asking you to eat fruit jellies. In fact, the manufacturer has stopped producing them.

I do want to point out that the Indians, Koreans, Chinese and Japanese have been consuming it for more than a thousand years.

FOR GOODNESS SAKE, CHEW PROPERLY, IT'S NOT SOFT FOOD. The same respect you render bony fish.

._________________.

"End of nagging, now as one of the foods that relieve constipation, there's fringe benefits attached."

1. Every 100 grams of konnyaku contains 0.1 g non-soluble fiber and 2.1 g soluble fiber. Depending on the manufacturer, I would say Japanese sources are almost zero calories. Therefore, it is said to have the "potential" to treat constipation.

2. Health benefits of soluble fiber - it normalizes the level of blood sugar, cholesterol, increases good bacteria in the intestine.

3. Yeap, it makes you full but it is not fattening. Again don't go to the other extreme by eating too much because you will die of malnutrition/anorexia complications.

4. This is something I like: For a long time I have been searching for a way to supplement calcium. However, most calcium supplements in the market - as usual - are not that soluble hence cannot be absorbed by the body. Soluble supplements are ridiculously expensive. Konnyaku is rich in calcium readily soluble in gastric juice. Yay!

If you happen to see packets of konjac food products while shopping, why not get some? It may be a versatile addition to your ongoing effort to diversify your healthy diet.

Custom Search

Return to Constipation Remedies Review

Return from Konjac to Homepage