Tag: Ponmo nutritional value

The term "kanda" refers to different foods across various cultures, leading to confusion about its nutritional content. While Indian cuisine uses kanda to denote the highly nutritious elephant foot yam, parts of Africa refer to processed cow skin as kanda or ponmo. Understanding the specific food is critical to assessing its health benefits.

In Nigeria, a recent study debunked the long-held belief that 'pomo' contains no nutrients, confirming it does, but with specific caveats. This traditional delicacy, also known as cow skin, has been at the center of a nutritional debate for years, with conflicting information causing confusion among consumers.