Nutritional composition of cocoyam

Nutritionally, cocoyam is superior to cassava and yam because of its high protein content, minerals and vitamins in addition to more  digestible  starch  (Onyenweakuand Okoye, 2007).The main nutrient provided by cocoyam, as with many other root and tuber crops, is the dietary energy supplied  by carbohydrates  (O’Hair, 1990).