Konjac

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Konjac, also known as glucomannan, is an herb that grows in parts of Asia. It’s known for its starchy corm, a tuber-like part of the stem that grows underground. The corm is used to make a rich source of soluble dietary fiber. Glucomannan is the main component of konjac.

Konjac is used as a gelatin substitute and to thicken or add texture to foods. It’s also used in traditional Chinese medicine. In the Western world, konjac is best known as a dietary supplement for weight loss and cholesterol management.

The high fiber content of konjac has many health benefits. Soluble fiber helps lower cholesterol and blood glucose levels. A diet high in fiber may also help regulate bowel movements, prevent hemorrhoids, and help prevent diverticular disease. Konjac is a kind of perennial herbage plant with low energy, low protein, and high fiber. Konjac contains more than ten kinds of amino acid required by the human body, microelement and unsaturated fatty acid, it is effective in tumor resisting, blood health keeping and weight-losing. It also has some physical-chemical properties such as water-soluble, fresh-keeping, thickening, stabilization, suspension, gelling, binding.

This bulk-forming laxative is a form of dietary fiber, purported to make stools bulkier and larger so they’re easier to pass. Konjac extract is not a necessary nutrient and is used purely as a supplement. It is not only one kind of natural food additive but also one kind of ideal assistant healthcare food, it is recommended by WHO as one of the best healthcare foods for human being in 21 century.