Konjac Gum Powder

Product Description

Brief Introduction:
Konjac is a plant that is found in China, Japan and Indonesia. The plant is part of the 
genus Amorphophallus. Typically, it thrives in thewarmer regions of Asia. Konjac glucomannan is extract from Konjac with white in physical appearance with no odor. It has high viscosity and transparency, and can be quickly dissolved. 
Glucomannan is a fiber-like substance traditionally used in food recipes,
but now it is utilized as an alternative means of weight loss. Along with this benefit, 
konjac extract contains other benefits forthe rest of the body as well.
Konjac is a kind of perennial herbage plant with low energy, low protein, and high 
dietary fiber. Konjac contains more than ten kinds of amino acidrequired 
by human body, microelement and unsaturated fatty acid, it is effective in 
tumor resisting, blood pressure descending, blood sugar descending and weight losing. It is widely used in food, medicine, chemical engineering fields, etc.
Main Function: 
1)Konjac extract has effect on prevention and treatment of diabetes. 
2) To prevent and reduce the incidence of intestinal system disease.
3) Konjac can reduce the residence time of the harmful substances in the gastrointestinal, gall-hsiang, and effectively protect the gastric mucosa, clean the stomach wall. 
4)Inhibition of cholesterol, lowering blood pressure, lowering blood sugar, dilation of blood vessels, to prevent of atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular disease.
5) Controls appetite and reduces body weight
Applications:
1. Food industry: used as 
1)Gelatinizer(jelly ,pudding, Cheese,soft candy,jam, );
2)Stabilizer(meat, beer);
3)Film Former(capsule,preservative);
4)Water-keeping agent( BakedFoodstuff );
5)Thickener (Konjac Noodles Konjac Stick,Konjac Slice, Konjac Imitating 
Foodstuff,)
6)Adherence agent( Surimi );
7)Foam Stabilizer (ice cream,cream,beer)
2. Health care industry :
1)modulating lipid metabolism, preventing fatness,heart disease ;
2)increasing insulin sensitivity; 
3)reducing postprandial glycemia, blood cholesterol and blood pressure; 
4)declining serum, triglyceride and cholesterol;
5)improving sugar resistance;
6)relieving constipation;
7)reducing intestin Adhesive, Gelling agent Adhesive; 
8)modulating immunity function.
3 Chemical industry:
    used in petroleum,textile dye printing , cataplasm , terra film , diaper , medicine 
capsule ,etc. due to it’s high viscidity, good fluidity and big molecular weight 
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