Ginger Production

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• India is the second largest producer of Ginger in the World. 
• India contributes 23% of the world’s 

Ginger Production

• It is obtained from the rhizomes of Zingiber officinale.
• It is very important commercial crop grown for its aromatic rhizomes which is used both as a spices and medicine. Ginger is valued for the dried ginger spice and preserved, crystallised ginger. Ginger is a perennial plant but is usually grown as an annual for harvesting as a spice.
• Ginger oil is obtained from the root of the herb Zingiber officinale.

Characteristics of Ginger

• It shall be dried rhizomes of Zingiber officinale Rose, in pieces, irregular in shape, pale brown in colour.
• Its fibrous content shall be characteristic of the variety with peel not entirely removed.
• It shall be lime bleached.
• It shall have characteristic taste and flavour and shall not have a musty odour or a rancid or bitter taste.
• It shall be free from added colouring matter.
• It shall be free from mould growth and living insects and practically free from dead insects, insect fragments and rodent contamination.