Ginger - Dried Rhizome of Herbaceous Tropical Plant | Versatile Spice for Culinary Medicinal & Beverage Applications

We are the famous Exporter Distributor Supplier and trader of ginger in Bengaluru Karnataka India. Ginger of commerce is the dried underground stem of the herbaceous tropical plant grown as an annual. The whole plant is refreshingly aromatic and the underground rhizome raw or processed is valued as spice. Ginger is a slender perennial herb 30-50 cm tall with palmately branched rhizome bearing leafy shoots. The leafy shoot is a pseudostem formed by leaf sheath and bears 8 to 12 distichous leaves. It is widely cultivated in India. Ginger requires warm and humid climate and thrives well from sea level to an altitude of 1500 mtrs above MSL. A well distributed rainfall (150 to 300cm) during growing season and dry spells during land preparation and harvesting are required for the crop. Though grows on a wide range of soils lateritic loams are preferred for higher yields.

USES
Fresh ginger dry ginger powder oleo-resin and oil are used in food processing. It is indispensable in the manufacture of ginger bread confectionery ginger ale curry powders certain curried meats table sauces in pickling and in the manufacture of certain cordials ginger cocktail carbonate drinks etc. In medicine it is used as carminative and stimulant. It has wider applications in indigenous medicines. The ginger oil is used as food flavour.