Animal & Plant Extract

High quality konjac glucomannan/Konjac powder/ Food additives. Free sample on time service

Product Name: Konjac Powder/ Konjac Gum
Botanical Name: AnorphophalluskonjacK.Koch
Part Used: Root
Active Ingredient: Glucomannan 60%-90%

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 the warmer regions of Asia. The extract of the Konjac root is referred to as Glucomannan. 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 for the rest of the body as well.

Konjac is a kind of perennial herbage plant with low energy, low protein, and high fiber, glucomannan is the main component of konjac. Konjac contains more than ten kinds of amino acid required by human body, microelement and unsaturated fatty acid, it is effective in tumor resisting, blood pressure descending, blood sugar descending and weight-losing.


Main Function
1.It could reduce postprandial glycemia, blood cholesterol and blood pressure.
2.It could control appetite and reduce body weight.
3.It could increase insulin sensitivity.
4.It could control insulin resistant syndrome and diabetesII development.
5.It could reduce heart disease.

Application:
1. Food industry: gelling food, food thickening agent, adherence agent ( jelly ,ice cream, gruel, meat, flour food, solid drink, jam, etc.)
2. Health care industry : modulating lipid metabolism, declining serum triglyceride and cholesterol,
improving sugar resistance, preventing diabetes, relieving constipation, preventing intestines cancer, producing no energy, preventing fatness ,modulating immunity function.
3. Chemical industry: petroleum, dye printing cataplasm, terra film,diaper, medicine capsule, etc due to it’s high viscidity, good fluidity and big molecular weight.