Unbleached Dry Ginger
Ginger of commerce is the dried underground stem of the herbaceous tropical plant grown as an annual. The whole plant is refreshingly aromatic and the underground rhizome, raw or processed, is valued as spice. Ginger is a slender perennial herb, 30-50 cm tall with palmately branched rhizome bearing leafy shoots. The leafy shoot is a pseudostem formed by leaf sheath and bears 8 to 12 distichous leaves.
ORIGIN AND DISTRIBUTION
It is a tropical plant with its center of origin in India and Malaysia. Now it is widely cultivated in India, Jamaica, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Malaysia, Southern China, and Japan. Ginger requires a warm and humid climate and thrives well from sea level to an altitude of 1500 meters above MSL. A well-distributed rainfall (150 to 300cm) during the growing season and dry spells during land preparation and harvesting are required for the crop. Though grows on a wide range of soils, lateritic loams are preferred for higher yields.
USES
Fresh ginger, dry ginger powder, oleoresin, and oil are used in food processing. It is indispensable in the manufacture of gingerbread, confectionary, ginger ale, curry powders, certain curried meats, table sauces, pickling, and in the manufacture of certain cordials, ginger cocktail, carbonate drinks, liquors, etc. In medicine, it is used as a carminative and stimulant. It has wider applications in indigenous medicines. Ginger oil is used as a food flavoring in soft drinks.
INDIAN NAME OF SPICES
Hindi : Adrak Bengali : Ada Gujarati : Adu Kannada : Shunti, Ardraka Malayalam : Inchi Marathi : Ale Oriya : Ada Punjabi : Adrak Sanskrit : Ardraka Tamil : Inji Telugu : Allamu, Sonthi Urdu : Adrak, Adhrak
FOREIGN NAME OF SPICES
Spanish : Jengibre French : Gingembre German : Ingwer Swedish : Ingefara Arabic : Zanjabil Dutch : Gember Italian : Zenzero Portuguese : Gengibre Russian : Imbir Japanese : Shoga Chinese : Chiang
HSN CODE: 09101120
Dry Ginger Specifications:
PROPERTIES | VALUES & LIMITS |
Product Name | Dry Ginger |
Color | Brown & Dark Brown |
Moisture | 10 to 12% Max |
Type | Seedless |
Shape | Slabs |
Place of Origin | India |
Cultivation Type | Common and Organic |
Fiber | 1% MAX |
Packing Details:
TYPES OF BAG | QUANTITY |
P.P Bag / Jute Bag | 25 Kg / 50 Kg |
Customer Requirement | As Per Customer Requirement |
Container Capacity:
TYPE OF CONTAINER | QUANTITY |
20′ FT Container | 13 Metric Tons |
40′ FT Container | 27 Metric Tons |