Yam, ordinary
Also known as Kath aloo, Gherkochoo, White yam, Winged yam, Water yam, Purple yam, Ratadu, Sooran, Suvarna gadda, Shriew jrong, Chena, Haa, Goradu, Pidaloo, Khamba alu, Aalu, Karunai kizhangu, Durdakandagadda. Food group: Roots and Tubers. Vegetarian.
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Yam, ordinary in Indian languages
| Assamese | Kath aloo |
| Bengali | Gherkochoo |
| English | White yam, Winged yam, Water yam, Purple yam |
| Gujarati | Ratadu |
| Hindi | Sooran |
| Kannada | Suvarna gadda |
| Khasi | Shriew jrong |
| Malayalam | Chena |
| Manipuri | Haa |
| Marathi | Goradu |
| Odia | Khamba alu |
| Sanskrit | Aalu |
| Tamil | Karunai kizhangu |
| Telugu | Durdakandagadda |
Regional names as recorded by ICMR-NIN in the Indian Food Composition Tables.
Source for composition: ICMR-NIN, Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017), code F018 — values not reproduced. IFCT's licence does not allow its tables to be republished electronically, so we cite the record instead.
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