Dioscorea alata is commonly known as taro. It has a beautiful purple color, a unique vanilla fragrance, a slightly sweet fragrance, and a more glutinous taste than yam.
Taro root powder contains rich mucus saponins and a variety of trace elements, which can increase appetite, help digestion, and improve the body's disease resistance. It can be used to make health-preserving medicinal foods.
Taro powder is widely used in making various desserts, coloring and flavoring. It can not only satisfy hunger and provide energy, but also reduce fat and control blood sugar.

Advantages:

1. Good raw materials: Select high-quality taro, squeeze juice, filter, enzymolysis, and spray dry.
2. The taro powder supplied by our company uses high-quality taro as raw material and is processed through advanced spray drying technology.
3. Passed QS food production certification.
4. Good water solubility: good water solubility and good taste.

taro root powder

Item	Specification	Result	Method
Genus and Species	Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schoot	Conform	/
Part Used	Bulbous root	Conform	/
Method of Processing	Grinding	Conform	/
Physical and Chemical Parameters
Color	Desired colour of Taro powder and be lavender in colour.	Conform	GB/T29602-2013
Appearance	No lumps, loose, homogeneous powder.	Conform
Odor&Taste	Characteristic taste and smell, no irritation, burnt, rancidity and other odor.	Conform
Solubility	Clear or uniform suspension	Conform
Impurity	No visible impurities	Conform
Physical Characteristics
Loss on drying	<7.0 %	4.39%	GB5009.3-2016
Heavy Metals
Total Heavy Metals	<10 ppm	Conform	USP <231>, method II
Arsenic (As)	<2.0 ppm	Conform	AOAC 986.15, 18th
Plumbum (Pb)	<2.0 ppm	Conform	AOAC 986.15, 18th
Cadmium (Cd)	<0.5 ppm	Conform	AOAC 986.15, 18th
Mercury (Hg)	<0.5 ppm	Conform	AOAC 971.21, 18th
Pesticide Residue
666	<0.2 ppm	Conform	GB/T5009.19-1996
DDT	<0.2 ppm	Conform	GB/T5009.19-1996
Microbiology
Total Plate Count	<10,000 cfu/g	Conform	AOAC 990.12, 18th
Yeast & Mold	<1,000 cfu/g	Conform	FDA (BAM) Chapter 18, 8th Ed.
E. Coli	Negative	Negative	AOAC 997.11, 18th
Salmonella	Negative	Negative	FDA (BAM) Chapter 5, 8th Ed.

Is taro root powder good for you?

1. Low in calories, the calories in taro flour are much lower than rice.

The carbohydrates in taro include what are called resistant starches. Clinical studies show that these beneficial carbohydrates can stabilize blood sugar, help manage weight, and may reduce the risk of diabetes. These starches are also suitable for low-carb and ketogenic diets.
2. The glycemic index of taro is only 53, which helps control the total calorie intake.
3. Taro root powder has a high potassium content, which is a good choice for people with high blood pressure who need to control sodium and supplement potassium.

This reduces stress on your cardiovascular system and helps prevent the development of chronic heart disease.
4. Taro powder is rich in mucopolysaccharides and dietary fiber, and it can increase satiety, delay fat absorption, promote gastrointestinal motility, and help improve constipation.

taro root powder

Taro-flavored food and drinks, smoothies, dairy products:
Taro-flavored cakes, ice cream, drinks, the recipe can be taro + purple sweet potato + taro.

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