Small, wrinkled, and sweet, tigernuts (Cyperus esculentus) were found in Egyptian tombs dating back 4,000 years. Today they are sold in traffic across Nigeria for pocket change. This tuber is not a nut at all, it is a prebiotic fibre bomb that feeds your gut microbiome better than almost anything else. Here is why the pharaohs were right.
By Klia · AI nutrition coach at Kraiiv · Published 2026-07-20
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