Jinyang white taro has the characteristics of white color, fine sand and fleshy foam, and is rich in glucomannan, with a content of 65%. Transparent particles, good gloss, strong expansion, no discoloration and fragrant taste. Through the product quality inspection in Sichuan Province, the viscosity reached 1.800 pa, far higher than the international standard 1.200 pa. It has strong market competitiveness among similar products. 1995 China Chengdu International Food Boutique Expo won the Gold and Silver Award, and refined white taro and snow taro sold well in Europe, America, Japan and Southeast Asia.
The protection scope of Jinyang white konjac geographical indication products is subject to the scope proposed in People's Letter of Jinyang County, Sichuan Province (Jinfuhan [2005] No.36), which is the administrative area under the jurisdiction of Jinyang County, Sichuan Province.
Jinyang white konjac is produced in the dry-hot valley of Jinsha River and planted in 1930s. "Jinjiang Taro Corner" has long been famous all over the country.
According to the determination of Chengdu Branch of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jinyang White Amorphophallus konjac has a higher sun exposure rate 1 times, a higher glucomannan content of 30-40% and a higher flour yield of 20-30% than other Amorphophallus konjac in China, and is praised by foreign businessmen as the "trump card" of international Amorphophallus konjac.
Jinyang white konjac series products have won many gold and silver awards of "Famous, Excellent, Special and New" in Tianfu International Food Expo. In the 2nd China Western International Agricultural Expo on June 5438+February 10, 2005, among the series of white konjac products launched by Jinyang, the white konjac powder won the gold medal, the snow konjac won the silver prize and the white konjac silk won the high-quality prize. In the international market, the series products mainly made of Jinyang white konjac have been exported to Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Taiwan Province and other Southeast Asian countries and regions. .
Jinyang white konjac has a wide range of functions. 1. As the best soluble hemicellulose in medical care, it is known as the seventh nutritional cellulose of human body, which has remarkable effects on lowering cholesterol, losing weight, treating hypertension, diabetes and constipation. Second, it can be used as gelling agent, thickener, stabilizer and film-forming agent in food and beverage industry; Thirdly, in industry and mining, glucomannan has been successfully used in chemical industry, textile, paper making, cosmetics and petroleum industry by using its characteristics of cohesiveness, film forming and emulsification. .