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ROOTS (Medicinal, etc.)
- Description: GINGER (Fresh) - Ginger is the washed, irregular-shaped rootstock (rhizome) of the reed-like ginger plant of the family Zingiberaceae, which is cultivated in the tropics and grows as tall as 1.5 m. The rootstock shape resembles a human hand (hands or claws). Fresh ginger has a characteristic, bitingly pungent, slightly sweetish and aromatic flavor, which is more intense than is the case with dried ginger. Oil content: Essential oils: - 0.8 - 5.0%, in particular zingiberene and zingiberol
- Index: 622
- Commodity Name: ROOTS (Medicinal, etc.)