Ginger (Zingiber Officinale) is a commodity that is highly valued in international markets for its aroma, pungency and high oil and Aleo resin content.
Nigeria is the third largest exporter of ginger in the world after China and India. Most of the dried ginger that are available for international trade are simply sun dried over a few days, but artificial drying is also used in areas lacking a defined dry season to coincide with the harvest.
The rhizome is dried to 10-12 percent moisture content. Dried ginger is usually presented in a split or sliced form. Splitting is said to be preferred to slicing, as slicing loses more flavor, but the sliced are easier to grind and this is the predominant form of dried ginger currently in the market
Ginger is herb that grows mainly in Asia is used as a spice in cooking. It is also known for its therapeutic qualities. It is an underground stem (rhizome) that can be used fresh, powdered, dried, or in the form of oil or GINGER.
Dry Ginger known as Soonth, Sunth or Sukku in India, dried ginger is, as the name suggests, nothing but fresh ginger which has undergone a drying process by first washing and soaking overnight and then drying it out in the sun. Sometimes calcium carbonate is added to bleach the dried ginger, which gives it a whitish covering. Dried ginger is mostly used in its powdered form which is easy to store having a long shelf life of more than six months.
Product Type: Single Herbs & Spices
Style: Dried Ginger
Drying Process: sun drying
Processing Type: Raw
Shape: Piece
Color: Brownish White
Place of Origin: kerala, karnataka India
Weight (kg): 25
Shelf Life: 2 years
Type: Ginger
Dried Ginger is used as a key ingredient in food in India for ages and is known widely for its medicinal properties. We are a prominent manufacturer and exporter of Dry Ginger. We employ fresh and quality ginger in the processing of these products to ensure taste and aroma. Our professionals use innovative methods and technologically advanced machines in the manufacturing of products. Firstly, the fresh ginger roots are cleaned thoroughly then are dried in the sunlight for some days until the juice dries out. After that they are packed as per the industrial standards in the packs of different sizes to suit the needs of variegated clients.
Whole raw roots are generally referred to as fresh ginger. A piece of the rhizome, called a ‘hand’ has a pale yellow interior and a skin varying in color from brown to off-white. Whole fresh roots provide the freshest taste. The roots are collected and shipped when they are still immature and the outer skin is a light green color. Dried roots are sold either ‘black’ with the root skin left on it, or ‘white’ with the skin peeled off. The dried root is available whole or sliced.
Ginger is grown all over India but still the finest quality is grown in Kerala due to its favorable climate and soil conditions .Some of the internationally famous qualities of Ginger are NUGC (Ungarbled Non Bleached Cochin) & NUGK (Ungarbled NonBleached Calicut).Ginger can be supplied in various other combinations of Garbled/Ungarbled as well as Bleached/Unbleached.
