Kankana ce 'yar asalin Afirka, tana samar da adadin bitamin A, C da E, B, B6, B3, wadanda ke taimakawa rage cholesterol, hawan jini, cin amfanin carbohydrates, kitse da sunadarai, daidaita tsarin juyayi.
Yana daya daga cikin manyan 'ya'yan itacen da zasu iya auna kilo 10 duk da cewa tsiron yana da kamanceceniya da na squash ko squash, kuma yana da kwari mai rauni sosai,' ya'yanshi suna da kore da kuma wuya mai tauri, a ciki yana da ja da kuma mai laushi fiber tunda kashi 90% na shi ruwa ne mai ɗanɗano, yana da tsaba da yawa ko kuma tsaba kuma yana da ƙarancin adadin kuzari tunda yana da adadin kuzari 20 a cikin gram 100.
A wasu ƙasashe suna amfani da shi don yin mai don amfanin masana'antu. Yakamata a kai teburinka lokacinda yake tabbatacce, mara misaltuwa, mai nauyi sannan idan ka buga shi da yatsunka yakamata ya fitar da wani kara wanda yake shine daidai.
A cikin ɗakin girki ana amfani dashi a cikin laushi da salatin 'ya'yan itace, yana tafiya sosai tare da cakulan, a cikin tartlets, jam, purees da alewa da kuma kyakkyawan syrup kankana.
Kiyaye shi a matsayin aboki a cikin ɗakin girkin ku da kuma rayuwar ku ta yau da kullun don kula da lafiya.