Anybody have a source for hard data on kudzu, esp. nutrtional value?

Question

i've made kudzu chips. some people think it has untapped health benefits, but i can't find any hard science on it.

Answer 1

3.Pueraria root Chemical Composition:

The herb contains the flavonoids including:Puerarin,Puerarin-xyloside,Dai... diacetylpuerarin,Arachidic acid;kudzu starch(fresh kudzu contain about 19%~20% kudzu starch,dry root contain about 10%-14% starch),allantoin;6,7-dimethoxycoumarin;... A,pueroside B.

  Nutritional Value::

Pueraria root(kudzu root) rich of amino acid,especially contain necesarry amino acid(calculate as per 100grams dry root):lisine 10mg,Methionine 7.54mg,Phenylalanine 9.65mg,Threonine 9.63mg,leucine 11.54mg,Valine 11.24mg,Histidine 6.74mg,also contain good minerals such as selenium,zinc,manganese,germanium,etc.

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