Is a Sunchoke a Starch

Unlike potatoes, sunchokes have no starchy carbohydrates. Rather, they are an excellent source of inulin, a natural storage carbohydrate present in more than 36,000 species of plants, including wheat, onion, bananas, garlic, asparagus, chicory and sunchokes.

Are sunchokes better for you than potatoes?

They are rich in iron to give you energy, along with potassium and vitamin B1, which support your muscles and nerves. Although they’re sweet, their starchy fibre stops any spikes in blood sugar levels – indeed they have a lower glycemic index (GI) score than potatoes – and they aren’t fattening.

What kind of food is a Sunchoke?

What are sunchokes? Sunchokes are a tubular-shaped, thin-skinned root vegetable of the sunflower plant family that’s in season from late fall through early spring. Often mistakenly referred to as Jerusalem artichokes, sunchokes have no origins in Jerusalem, and they really don’t taste like artichokes.