Marek Redburn

Gilbert Fritz wrote:Some people recommend planting Jerusalem artichokes as a low maintenance calorie crop, containing as many calories per pound as potatoes, while being easier to grow.

Others recommend them as food for dieters and diabetics, as they are not actually digestible.

How can these statements both be true?

As someone else mentioned: It's the innulin.
I grow these little gems and have to give some away!
Here are a few references you may want to read.

http://charodeizi-topinambur.com/topinambur-and-diabetes/?lang=en
https://www.nutrition-and-you.com/jerusalem-artichoke.html

or the ever popular Wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_artichoke

Ted, I've recently read the book Dr. Leo mentioned and I believe it's the ONLY book (so far) that has good advice for our climate (I'm in the Eastern Townships in Quebec). I believe it's also the ONLY book on Natural beekeeping that applies to us.
Go long and double-deep!