Do You Know about Konjac Glucomannan Powder?

Konjac is a perennial herb of Araceae, which is widely distributed in southwest mountainous of China. Konjac glucomannan is a kind of natural polysaccaride which is extracted from Konjac tuber. It has the good performance of water absorption, film forming property and gelation. In food and beverage industry, glucomannan can be used as gelling agent, thickener, bonding water retaining agent, stabilizer, film-forming agent, etc.

As a traditional food and medical resource in China ,konjac has great development potential in modern food processing industry. Firstly, it can be added to the meat products so that play the role of bonding, refreshing and increasing the volume. Secondly, it is also used in the dairy products to make these products more stabe. And it plays an excellent role in bonding, water retention, increasing flour strength and maintaining quality in cakes.In addition, Konjac noodles are also popular. It is a pasta made of konjac flour and standard flour, Moreover, it has the advantages of unique taste and long cooking. therefore, in the noodles market in recent years, the competitiveness of konjac noodles is higher than that of ordinary noodles. Eating more konjac noodles can promote intestinal peristalsis, help the human body remove fat and toxins, and prevent constipation and intestinal diseases because of konjiac is rich in dietary fieber. On the other hand, Konjac glucomannan can effectively reduce cholesteol ,blood sugar and hyperlipidemia,and helps to lose weight and the treatment of constipation.

All in all, Konjac powder mainly used in food, medicine and chemical industry.