Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A perennial aroid plant (Amorphophallus konjac) of East and Southeast Asia having a single large compound leaf, a purple or dark red spathe, and starchy corms.
- noun The edible corm of this plant or the starch derived from it, sometimes used as a dietary supplement.
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- noun A plant grown in Asia, Amorphophallus konjac
- noun Food made from the plant, including a flour and gelatin, used to make noodles and candies, that can be extremely filling.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Glucomannan (GM) is a soluble, fermentable, and highly viscous dietary fiber that comes from the root of the elephant yam, also known as konjac (Amorphophallus konjac or Amorphophallus rivieri), native to Asia.
The Super Fiber That Controls Your Appetite and Blood Sugar 2010
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Glucomannan (GM) is a soluble, fermentable, and highly viscous dietary fiber that comes from the root of the elephant yam, also known as konjac (Amorphophallus konjac or Amorphophallus rivieri), native to Asia.
Mark Hyman, MD: The Super Fiber That Controls Your Appetite and Blood Sugar 2010
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The gels contained an ingredient called konjac, which does not dissolve easily in the mouth.
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The gels contained an ingredient called konjac, which does not dissolve easily in the mouth.
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The gels contained an ingredient called konjac, which does not dissolve easily in the mouth.
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The 1983 case - Nutrilab v Schweiker - concerned a starch blocker called konjac root fiber or glucomannan.
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The konjac tuber has been used for centuries as an herbal remedy and to make traditional foods such as konjac jelly, tofu, and noodles.
The Super Fiber That Controls Your Appetite and Blood Sugar 2010
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The konjac tuber has been used for centuries as an herbal remedy and to make traditional foods such as konjac jelly, tofu, and noodles.
Mark Hyman, MD: The Super Fiber That Controls Your Appetite and Blood Sugar 2010
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Pass through a strainer and thicken with 3 grams of konjac. a Japanese thickener.
A New Movement as British as Roast Beef Bruce Palling 2011
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Effect of short-term ingestion of konjac glucomannan on serum cholesterol in healthy men.
Mark Hyman, MD: The Super Fiber That Controls Your Appetite and Blood Sugar 2010
bilby commented on the word konjac
Wikiwhatsit provides plenty of alternative names, and some trivia about choking.
October 6, 2009