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Jicama (vegetable) — Ingredient · Foodgeist
Ingredient
Jicama
vegetable
Aroma profile
Derived from this ingredient’s flavor compounds
fresh×6
aromatic×6
mint×4
camphoraceous×4
grassy×4
pungent×4
cooling×3
menthol×3
Taste profile
Derived from this ingredient's compounds · measured taste classes
bittersweet
Composition
60 compounds predicted — inferred from related foods, not directly measured
predicted composition — no direct measurement on record for this food
“The main characteristics, components and active substances, forms of use in traditional medicine, nutritional properties, evaluation of biological assays, and the potential possibilities of research with the plants and/or extracts were reviewed.”