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Ginger root Botanical name: Zingiber officinale Linn. Family: Zingiberaceae. Ginger oil and oleoresins are the volatile oil derived by steam distillation of ginger and oleoresin. It is obtained by percolating the powdered rhizomes of Ginger, Zingiber officinale with volatile solvents. Ginger contains 1-2 percent of volatile oil, 5-8 percent of pungent acrid oleoresin and starch. Zingiberene is the chief constituent in the oil of ginger. Oil is employed for flavoring all kinds of food products and confectionary and finds limited use in perfumery. Oleoresin, commercially called Gingerin contains pungent principles viz. gingerol and shogaol apart from the volatile oil of ginger and is used as an aromatic, carminative, stomachic and as a stimulant. Oleoresin from ginger is obtained conventionally by extraction of dried powdered ginger with organic solvents like ethyl acetate, ethanol or acetone. Commercial dried ginger yields 3.5-10.0 per cent oleoresin. Ginger oleoresin is a dark brown viscous liquid responsible for the flavour and pungency of the spice. Ginger of commerce or `Adrak` is the dried underground stem or rhizome of the plant, which constitutes one of the five most important major spices of India, standing third or fourth, competing with chillies, depending upon fluctuations in world market prices, world market demand and supply position. Ginger, like cinnamon, clove and pepper, is one of the most important and oldest spices. It consists of the prepared and sun dried rhizomes known in trade as `hands` and `races` which are either with the outer brownish cortical layers (coated or unscraped), or with outer peel or coating partially or completely removed. Ginger requires a warm and humid climate. It is cultivated from sea level to an altitude of 1500 meters, either under heavy rainfall conditions of 150 to 300 cm or under irrigation. The crop can thrive well in sandy or clayey loam or lateritic soils. The composition of dry ginger is given below: Dry Ginger rootMoisture:6.9 % Protein:8.6 % Fat:6.4 % Fiber:5.9 % Carbohydrates:66.5 % Ash:5.7 % Calcium:0.1 % Phosphorous:.15 % Iron:0.011 % Sodium:0.03 % Potassium:1.4 % Vitamin A:175 I.U./100 g Vitamin B1:0.05 mg/100 g Vitamin B2:0.13 mg/100 g Niacin:1.9 mg/100 g Vitamin C:12.0 mg/100 g Calorific value:380 calories/100 g. Ginger Oleoresin is obtained by extraction of powdered dried ginger with suitable solvents like alcohol, acetone etc. Unlike volatile oil, it contains both the volatile oil and the non-volatile pungent principles for which ginger is so highly esteemed. Concentration of the acetone extract under vacuum and on complete removal of even traces of the solvent used, yields the so called oleoresin of ginger. Ginger oleoresin is manufactured on a commercial scale in India and abroad and is in great demand by the various food industries.

Deliciously tangy and one of the most highly prized natural foods in South Asia, the tamarind – the melodic name of which comes from the Persian "tamar-I-hind," meaning "date of India" – is gaining recognition and appreciation throughout the world. Said to be native to Africa, this exotic fruit grows on exceptionally tall trees of the fabaceae family, such as peas, beans, and other legumes, mostly in the warmer, dryer areas of Asia, Mexico, and India. Tamarind trees produce an abundance of long, curved, brown pods filled with small brown seeds, surrounded by a sticky pulp that dehydrates naturally to a sticky paste. The pods look a bit like huge, brown, overly mature green beans. After harvest, tamarinds are sometimes shelled in preparation for export. From there, they're often pressed into balls and layered with sugary water or syrup; sometimes they're salted. Processed tamarind products can be found in supermarkets, but remember that additives can alter the nutritional profile. It’s better to purchase tamarind when it's fresh and still in the pod. Refrigeration is the best way to preserve the freshness for up to several months.

Lotus Roots : 1. Heat and cool blood: Lotus root born with cold, with heat and cooling effect, can be used to treat hot disease; lotus root sweet and more liquid, fever thirst, Nvxue, hemoptysis, blood is particularly useful. 2. Laxative diarrhea, spleen appetizer: Lotus lotus contains mucin and dietary fiber, with the human body, the cholesterol and triglycerides in the human body, so that it is discharged from the feces, thereby reducing the absorption of lipids. Lotus root exudes a unique fragrance, but also contains tannins, there is a certain spleen diarrhea effect, can increase appetite, promote digestion, open stomach health, beneficial to poor appetite, loss of appetite were restored to health. 3. Yi Xue Sheng muscle: Lotus nutrient value is very high, rich in iron, calcium and other trace elements, plant protein, vitamins and starch content is also very rich, there are obvious tonic blood, enhance the role of human immunity. Therefore, Chinese medicine called it: "the main fill in the spirit of God. 4. Hemostasis stasis: Lotus root contains a lot of tannic acid, a contraction of blood vessels, can be used to stop bleeding. Lotus can also cooling blood, blood, Chinese medicine that hemostasis without leaving stasis, is the disease of hyperthermia diet to share.

Chestnut : Chestnut produces higher energy, is a nut type, contains the starch is very high. According to the investigation of dry chestnut carbohydrates reached 77%, fresh chestnuts have 40%, is the potato 2.4 times; chestnut which is 4% to 5% protein content, although not as peanut, walnut, but also than cooked The rice is taller. Fresh chestnuts contain vitamin C than the recognized vitamin C rich tomatoes to more, it is more than ten times the apple! Chestnut contains a wide range of minerals, potassium, magnesium, iron, zinc, manganese and other content than apples, pears and other common fruit is much higher, especially potassium-containing, than the so-called potassium-rich apple is also 4 times higher The chestnut not only contains a lot of starch, but also rich in protein, fat, B vitamins and other nutrients, heat is also high, chestnut vitamin B1.B2 rich in content, vitamin B2 content of at least 4 times the rice 100 grams also contains 24 mg of vitamin C, which is food can not match. Every 100 grams of protein containing 5.7 grams, 2 grams of fat, carbohydrates 40 to 45 grams, 25 grams of starch. Health chestnut vitamin content can be as high as 40 to 60 mg, cooked chestnut vitamin content of about 25 mg. Chestnut also contains calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium and other inorganic salts and carotene, B vitamins and other ingredients.