Applications:
1. Food Additives: spices and flavorings, raw materials of instant ginger tea and ginger drink.
2. Functional (Health) Foods: anti-oxidation, anti-aging, treating migraine, rheumatism and arthritis, activate blood flow, enhanced the responsiveness of the penis.
3. Medicines: anti-bacterial, anti-inflammation, combat motion sickness and relieve nausea; warming spleen and stomach for dispelling cold, activate blood flow, enhanced the responsiveness of the penis.
4. Personal Care Products: promoting hair growth, aroma-therapy.
5. Flavors and Fragrances: used in cosmetics, beverage, toothpaste, air freshener.
6 Daily Chemicals: liquid soap, shampoo and body wash.
Specifications:
| Analysis Items | Specifications | Test Methods |
| Identification | Positive | TLC |
| Appearance | Light Yellow to Yellow, Powder | Visual |
| Odor & Taste | Strong Peppery, Characteristic | Organoleptic |
| Mesh Size | NLT 100% through 60 Mesh | 60 Mesh Screen |
| Solubility | 100% soluble in cold or hot water | Visual |
| Assay | NLT 1% (Gingerols, ginerdiols, Shogaols, Gingerdiones) | HPLC |
| Loss on Drying (5g) | NMT 8% | 5g /105ºC /2hrs |
| Heavy Metals | NMT 10ppm | Atomic Absorption |
| Lead (Pb) | NMT 0.5ppm | Atomic Absorption |
| Arsenic (As) | NMT 0.5ppm | Atomic Absorption |
| Pesticides Residues | NMT 1ppm | Gas Chromatography |
| Microbiological Data | Total Plate Count | < 1,000 cfu/g | / |
| Total Yeast & Mold | < 100 cfu/g | / |
| E. Coli | Absent | / |
| Staphylococcus | Absent | / |
| Salmonella | Absent | / |
