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Konjac Gum
Konjac Gum is a natural, water-soluble polysaccharide extracted from konjac tubers. It functions as a thickener, stabilizer, and gelling agent, widely used in beverages, dairy, sauces, bakery, and plant-based foods to improve texture, viscosity, and shelf life while maintaining product consistency.
CAS NO. 37220-17-0
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Konjac is an important plant resource that has a wide range of uses and high economic benefits. It is being deeply researched and developed. It is a perennial herb with shortened and enlarged tubers underground. The main components of konjac are glucomannan and starch. And a small amount of protein, fat, more than 10 kinds of amino acids, alkaloids, vitamins
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APPLICATIONS:
1. Gel foods ( Konjac cake, konjac noodles, konjac curd, and other konjac series animal food-imitating foods, konjac vegetarian foods.
2. Jelly, Pudding, Gummy candy series, Meat products ( Ham, Sausage ), pet foods
3. Ice cream, Jam, Dairy products, Yogurt, Suspending drinks, Fiber drinks, Frozen foods, Fruit juice, Soup, Flavoring drinks, Noodles, Pasta, Bread, Cakes, Cookies
4. Edible thin film material for food package, slurry for thin slice food, slurry for thin film foods, Medical capsule, Microcapsule, Powder essence
| ITEMS | SPECIFICATION |
| Appearance | white or light yellow fine powder |
| Particle Size | 95% pass 120mesh |
| Konjac Glucomannan ( KGM ) | 85% max |
| Transparency | ≥50% |
| Moisture | ≤10% |
| Ash | ≤3% |
| So2 | ≤0.3% |
| PH | 5.0-7.0 |
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