What Is Konjac Powder Used For？

What Is koniac glucomannan powder used for?

What is Konjac Extract?

Konjac extract powder, the source of extraction is the rhizome of konjac, the main component is konjac glucomannan (KGM), which is a white to off-white powder, glucomannan is composed of glucose and mannose through β-1,4 A natural plant neutral polysaccharide formed by the polymerization of glycosidic bonds, it is a water-soluble natural dietary fiber, which belongs to edible hemicellulose.
Glucomannan fiber powder has good plasticity, water absorption, film-forming, thickening, water retention and other properties. It has extremely high medical and health value and edible value.Glucomannan bulk can prevent constipation, lower blood sugar and lower blood lipids for the human body. , weight loss, conditioning the stomach and other functions, widely used in pharmaceuticals, food, cosmetics and health dietary supplements. Next, let’s take a look at the effects and uses of konjac flour!

What are the advantages of konjac powder?

1. Solubility
Konjac glucomannan powder is a natural plant polysaccharide, soluble in hot and cold water, insoluble in organic solvents such as methanol and ether. Konjac glucomannan has long side chains, which can block the association between molecules, enhance solvation, and improve water solubility.

2. Rheology
The high molecular weight of glucomannan from konjac extract is the main substance to form a high-viscosity solution, and it is the most viscous substance among common hydrocolloids. The smaller the concentration of glucomannan, the larger the distance between konjac glucomannan molecules. After dissolution, the internal structure is more difficult to form, and the flow rate increases; the fluidity of konjac glucomannan is also closely related to temperature and pH value. With the increase of temperature, the viscosity of konjac glucomannan solution decreases; At 7.0, the viscosity of konjac glucomannan powder is higher.
3. Water holding capacity
Organic konjac powder glucomannan will reduce water activity, and there are a large number of hydrophilic groups in its molecules, which can bind water molecules in a certain spatial structure, reducing the fluidity of water and the evaporation of water vapor.

4. Gel-forming properties
Organic glucomannan can form heat-labile and heat-stable gels under different conditions. Under non-alkaline conditions, the supramolecular structure of konjac glucomannan gel is composed of ordered binding regions formed by molecular chains through intermolecular forces (hydrogen bonds, dipole-dipole interactions, hydrophobic interactions). Under the action of external force, it is continuously destroyed and re-formed, and the formed gel is thermally unstable.

 

What Are the Benefits of Konjac Extract? (Glucomannan powder benefits)

1. Konjac flour is good for lowering blood sugar
Bulk glucomannan powder is the most ideal dietary supplement for diabetic patients. It can help lower blood sugar, improve the symptoms of elevated blood sugar, and regulate the secretion of insulin. Konjac granule treats type 2 diabetes and found that the fasting blood sugar decreased by 53%, and the blood sugar decreased 2 hours after meals. The reduction rate of glycosylated hemoglobin was 51% and 59.9%, which can significantly improve the glucose metabolism.
2. Glucomannan powder is good for lowering blood lipids
KGM can affect blood lipid metabolism, has obvious effect of lowering blood lipids, lowers serum cholesterol in the body, balances low-density lipoprotein and high-density lipoprotein, balances blood lipid levels in the body, and effectively reduces blood lipids.
3. Glucomannan powder for weight loss

Glucomannan pure powder is rich in a large amount of dietary fiber and has the characteristics of low calorie and high nutrition. After eating, it can increase the feeling of satiety, accelerate the excretion of fat and residues, and has obvious weight loss and slimming effect.

4. KGM is beneficial to inhibit tumor
Konjac fine powder can inhibit the number of induced tumors and tumor lesions, increase the thymus index and spleen index, and promote the synthesis and release of interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) by macrophages (M ) , it can also promote the level of TNF-α in serum. As an ideal immunomodulator for treating tumors, it can obviously inhibit spontaneous liver tumors, liver damage induced by β-galactosamine and colon tumors.
5. KGM is good for gut health
Konjac extract powder has the function of cleaning the intestinal tract, which can help clean the stomach, absorb harmful and garbage substances out of the body, increase the average daily wet weight of feces and water content of feces, and shorten the intestinal transit time and defecation time.
6. KGM helps to delay aging
Long-term consumption of konjac fiber powder can promote the metabolism of brain glial cells, cardiomyocytes and large and medium arterial intima endothelial cells, accelerate cell repair and regeneration, enhance body functions, prevent cardiovascular and blood-brain diseases, and delay the body's aging process. Ageing.
7. Konjac flour is beneficial to the absorption of trace elements
Konjac glucomannan powder can increase the excretion of fecal lead, reduce the content of blood lead, liver lead, brain lead and femoral lead, reduce the absorption of lead in the digestive tract and lead retention in the body, increase the body's need for trace elements, and supplement the required of micronutrients.

What is Konjac powder used for?

1. Konjac extract is used in the food field:
(1) Glucomannan powder is used in the production of health food
Konjac extract glucomannan, as a dietary fiber with excellent performance, can stimulate the intestinal wall. After eating, it is not easy to be decomposed and digested in the stomach, and enhances the secretion and activity of intestinal enzymes. It has the functions of cleaning the intestinal tract, preventing obesity, regulating Blood sugar and blood lipids, improving cholesterol metabolism and anti-tumor pharmacological activities, used to make konjac tofu, konjac cakes and other health products, and made into functional foods for regulating the stomach, lowering blood sugar, lowering blood lipids, weight loss, and anti-tumor.
(2) Glucomannan is used as food additive
Konjac root extract is a full-featured natural water-soluble edible gum, used as a thickener, water-retaining agent, emulsifier, gelling agent, suspending agent, etc., its performance is much higher than that of carrageenan, gelatin and other gums. In the field of food additives, it is used as a stabilizer for soybean products and dairy products, and as a thickener and gel agent in solid beverages. It is often used as a quality improver for noodles, bread, cakes, etc. It is used in the production of low-fat sausages in pork.
(3) Application of konjac flour in food preservation
Konjac glucomannan flour has very good gelling properties. Spraying the diluted aqueous solution on the surface of fruits and vegetables can form a layer of uniform, transparent and permeable glucomannan film, which can prevent the evaporation of water and reduce the infection of bacteria. It is an effective substance to effectively prolong the storage and shelf life of products by reducing the respiration intensity of fruits and vegetables, preventing fruit and vegetables from rotting and keeping food fresh.
(4) Glucomannan is used in the production of biomimetic food
Bionic food is an emerging product in the food industry. The thermally irreversible network structure formed after deacetylation of glucomannan is a good base material for processing bionic food.
2. Konjac flour is used in industrial fields
Best naturals konjac root glucomannan powder has good water-solubility, film-forming, plasticity and cohesive properties, and is used as binder, excipient, water-retaining agent, stabilizer, suspending agent, Coating agent, etc.
3. Other purposes
Pure konjac powder is used as a bonding agent to make tarpaulins and cosmetics for advanced skin care and hair care. It is also used in medical hygiene materials and contact lens materials.

 

How to use glucomannan powder?

Adding konjac flour to water to form a transparent, colorless, odorless paste into food can increase the viscosity, elasticity and extensibility of food, which is cheaper and more effective than adding other vegetable protein, egg protein and starch.
1. Konjac noodles: add konjac bulk powder according to the proportion of 0.2% of the flour weight, add konjac powder into the flour and knead it into a dough, and add konjac fine powder to make the noodle color whiter, and it will not be rotten or cloudy after cooking for a long time. Unbroken, the taste is smooth and soft, and the cooked noodles will remain in their original shape after being placed for a day.

2. Konjac bread: Add 0.1% konjac flour by weight of flour to flour and other ingredients to make konjac bread with low fat and low calorie. Volume and elasticity, softer than ordinary bread, and can also help lose weight.

3. Konjac cake: Adding konjac pure powder into the cake can make the cake more hydrated, more elastic and tough, and increase in volume. When eating, the taste is delicate and does not drop slag. , which has a longer shelf life than ordinary cakes.

4. Konjac vermicelli: Adding konjac bulk powder in the production of vermicelli can prevent the discoloration and rot of the vermicelli, prevent the vermicelli from being broken, blackened, and not resistant to cooking, etc. It can also prevent breakage during transportation, which can not only change the quality of the finished vermicelli. Quality can also be improved. 

 

5. Konjac tofu: Konjac tofu is a new type of tofu made by adding konjac powder on the basis of ordinary tofu. It is stronger than ordinary tofu, has better water retention, is not easy to break, has a delicate taste, and has a white and tender appearance. The prepared dried tofu, bean shreds, vegetarian chicken, protein meat and other foods are closer to the flavor of meat products and increase the nutrition of the food.

Is Konjac Powder Safe?(Glucomannan powder side effects)

Konjac flour glucomannan is a safe food and usually does not show any side effects, but konjac extract contains a lot of fiber, and eating too much may cause indigestion: abdominal pain, flatulence, nausea and diarrhea, etc.
According to the FDA, konjac polysaccharide may cause death in the elderly and children. Because konjac candy contains gelatin. Like other gelatin products, konjac sugar has a gel-like structure and cannot be dissolved. Excessive consumption may cause intestinal swelling or even blockage, so it should be consumed in moderation.

 

Where to buy konjac glucomannan powder?​​​​​​​

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