Amala (Yam Flour) — Calories & Nutrition Facts
Made from elubo, yam that has been peeled, dried and milled to a fine flour, which turns dark brown as it is stirred into hot water. A Yoruba staple, classically served with ewedu and gbegiri. Also known as amala, amala isu.
A 250g wrap of Amala (Yam Flour) has about 353 calories, with 3.8g protein, 82.5g carbs and 0.8g fat. Most of its energy comes from carbohydrate — 2% fat, 94% carbs, 4% protein.
Nutrition
| Nutrient | Per 100g | Per wrap (250g) |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 141 kcal | 352.5 kcal |
| Protein | 1.5g | 3.8g |
| Carbs | 33g | 82.5g |
| Fat | 0.3g | 0.8g |
| Fiber | 2.5g | 6.3g |
This is an estimated value and has not been independently verified against a nutrition reference table. Zayvo is working through its full database against FAO/INFOODS WAFCT 2019 and USDA FoodData Central — see the food contribution drive.
More swallows & staples
Snap a photo, Zayvo logs it for you.
No manual gram-counting — Zayvo matches your plate to real Nigerian nutrition data automatically.
Get Zayvo — free on iPhone