Available in 2 and 9 Kg packs
Product Details
Origin : Native to India
Production : India is the largest producer of Makhana in the world
Name : Makhana, Fox Nut, Generic Name : Euryale ferox
Physical Properties :
Leafy shoots of the cardamom plant arise 5 to 20 feet from the branching rootstock. Flowering shoots, approximately 3 feet long, upright or sprawling; each bears numerous flowers about 2 inches in diameter with greenish petals and a purple-veined white lip. The whole fruit, 0.8 to 1.5 cm, is a green three-sided oval capsule containing 15 to 20 dark, reddish brown to brownish black, hard, angular seeds.
Health Benefit:
- Digestive Aid
- Anti-Inflammatory Properties
- Heart Health
- Oral Health
- Antioxidant-Rich
- Respiratory Health
- Weight Management
Nutritional Value : 100 g of Ginger contains 80 Kcal, 79% water
Ingredients: Total lipid (fat) 6.7 g, Ash 5.78 g, Carbohydrate, by difference 68.5 g, Fiber, total dietary 28 g, Calcium 383 mg, Iron 14 mg, Magnesium 229 mg, Phosphorus 178 mg, Potassium 1120 mg, Sodium 18 mg, Zinc 7.47 mg, Copper 0.383 mg, Manganese 28 mg, Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid 21 mg, Vitamin B-6 0.23 mg
Data source: USDA Agricultural Research Service
Uses:
Ginger used in traditional medicine in China, India and Japan for centuries, and as a dietary supplement, in Asian curries and cuisine, in soups, in salad dressings, in herbal tea as crushed or minced root, in powder form as a supplement, in juice or a smoothie to flavour the beverages, in baking, or the hard candy form for the common cold and sore throat.
Ginger root is considered safe by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with limited doses up to 4 grams is deemed safe.
