Alberta Bondzi-Simpson, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Hospitality and Tourism at the University of Cape Coast, has revealed that konkonte is effective for treating ulcers and gastric issues.
The UCC Senior Lecturer advises Ghanaians with gastric problems to eat konkonte with soup or stew at least twice weekly to help with healing.
Speaking in an exclusive interview on Citi FMโs Heritage Month on Indigenous Food Staples, on Monday, March 23, 2026, Alberta Bondzi-Simpson, โKokonte is very high in iodine. If you have any gastric problems that have to do with a sore in your digestive system, then โkokonteโ is your thing. This is basically eating iodine into your systemโ.
โEat it constantly, at least two times a week, and you wouldnโt have to go to the doctor for ulcers or minor ulcers. So far as itโs in there, it will heal. You can eat it without soup,โ she said.
She further advised, โI was amused to find out that cassava contains a certain amount of protein. It has some mineral nutrients, you can pound it and eat it as ampesi. Go for the slim white cassava for ampesi. The small ones. Itโs palatable, and you can pair it with garden egg stew, kako [dried fish], and flavourful supaku [dried fish]โ.
Some Ghanaians reacting to the UCC lecturers’ revelation stated, โThis is the best research a Ghanaian has ever done. God bless herโ.
โStop spreading false information!
She has done no research on this topic. In fact, she is not a medical doctor or a biological scientist. Her โDr.โ title comes from a doctorate in hospitalityโ, a netizen added.
One X user added, โThis is what our university lecturers should be doing, propounding articles concerning our local intake and our livelihood settings, not always depending on unfamiliar cultures and behaviours from the western worldโ.
โMy mother has been doing this for a long time mmomโ, a netizen added.
A netizen added, โShe was my lecturer at UPSA. A very solid 10/10 womanโ.
See the post below:
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— ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ (@Thevokofficial) March 24, 2026
A research by Dr. Mrs. Alberta B. Simpson, Senior Lecturer at UCC, has revealed that konkonte (dried powdered cassava) is effective for treating gastric issues.๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ
She advises Ghanaians with gastric problems to eat konkonte with soup or stew at least twiceโฆ pic.twitter.com/ct5r1u7uqE
