Ginger the Root

Pumpkin Pie (PP) is a marvelous ginger giver... to everyone who doesn't even think of having ginger, but they do with a natural PP spice blend. This one just happened to be liquid! Good one, by the way. Indeed a universal and versatile culinary fixer to a whole lot of food and beverage varieties. Recent arrival on Amazon btw, available in the US https://lnkd.in/eAKJS-Y6

How does ginger grow? Standard agriculture? Greenhouses? Both! 5 FACTS ABOUT GROWING GINGER: - Temperature: must be over 70 degrees (22 degrees Celsius) - poor North Dakotan ginger 😦🙈 - Humidity: ginger wants it high, but not too high 😆 (70-90%) 🙄 Capricious thing! - Harvested after: 9 months on average (just like pregnancy!😊) - Home gardening: it can be easily grown at home (watch https://lnkd.in/dmVJxPUb from) 🌿 - Friendship with other crops: ginger is often intercropped with corn, chili peppers, banana, sunflower... Gingie - the friendly fish! 🤗 Please share your interesting facts about ginger or other edible plants you've grown! 💪🌱🍌

6 CANDY FACTS in the text below. PARADOX ? Medicine? Dessert? Immunity booster or health killer? So much marketing around it.... Let's see: 6 CANDY FACTS 1. Ginger candies are boiled. While gingerol decomposes significantly at temperatures higher than 60°C 2. They contain between 50 and 70% of sugar (% of net weight) 3. $5B ginger market size = ginger candy + fresh + powdered ginger 4. Moisture + sugar = (often) high content of questionable microbiota (up to 950 cfu/gm) 5. Pressure is applied to help sugar penetrate fresh ginger cell walls during soaking in sugar syrup 6. Ginger candies are often promoted as arthritis remedy! Though given its qualities are jeopardized by force-absorption of sugar and boiling, it may be a subject to critical thinking and a separate research Forward the post to someone who may benefit from it or add more facts about ginger #candies / #ginger / #arthritis

MYCOTOXINS / AFLATOXINS / OCHRATOXINS WATCH OUT Did you know that ginger is one of the most frequent spices disqualified by the FDA and European import authorities due to high content of mycotoxins? Over 300 types of mycotoxins have been identified so far, including the notable aflatoxin and ochratoxin often present in ginger. Primarily in its skin. If you are interested in learning to peel ginger correctly to avoid up to 90% of possible mycotoxins, please comment below 👇 Mycotoxins drastically suppress the immune system. And a single mycotoxin, even in minute quantities, can result in acute poisoning in humans and animals. So yes, it is an important factor to study when you are a ginger fan and eat ginger regularly! Fresh and dry, both. Besides cooking experiments showed that aflatoxin levels are not reduced by domestic cooking with either microwave or conventional methods of heating (Source: Research Article "Aflatoxin on ginger and ginger products and the effect of heating on their stability": https://lnkd.in/dUhRY6KU)

Why would you eat or recommend a slice ginger or its equivalent? What is it for you?

Gingers 🫚= 🫑Bell Peppers? Yes, in global market size! Ginger sales are >$5B! Ginger vs other veggies: x5 BIGGER than 🎃Squash and 🥕Carrots x5 smaller than 🧅Onions and 🥦Broccoli x20 smaller that 🍅Tomatoes and 🥔Potatoes Attn: ginger&spices and(or) economy forecast pros and fans Abdul Wajeed, Erik Bozic, Arun Kapil, Alfredo Navarro, Patrick Hemminger, Vincent de Haan / 文森特, Pietro Meroni, Ivan Ivanov, Emilio De Navasqüés De Urquijo, Al Zubarah Global Trdg, Lily Spices Vietnam, SPICE WORLD Co., spiceup agro, Juan Antonio Portugal, Borislav Hristov, Aroma Spices, Leckar Botanicals, Olenа Yemelinovska, Magi Tileva, Roman Makukhin, MBA, Beatriz Buono-Core, Beatriz Romanos Hernando, vegconomist - the vegan business magazine, Vegan Recipes, Vegan Recipes

BIOLOGY OF AGING - dogs teach us! Degenerative diseases? Watch out! Eat ginger and read 👇 .... 😎 “Dogs are probably the most powerful model for studying the biology of aging,” says project co-director Matt Kaeberlein, a former UW geroscientist who is now CEO of the Seattle-based biotech Optispan. Source: https://lnkd.in/df9k7BXQ Antioxidants are vital for mental health and cognitive wellness, for anti-inflammatory activity and protection against cell damage. Ginger is a potent source of antioxidants, and it's not only the famous gingerol! Ginger's antioxidant properties are coming from the compounds like (1) shogaol (2) gingerol (3) zingerone, and (4) paradol Reactive oxygen radicals cause damage upon essential biological molecules like lipids, proteins, DNA, and polysaccharides through peroxidation and nitrosation processes. So, what does ginger do? THE MAIN 3 BENEFITS OF GINGER: (1) It initiates the replenishment of antioxidant enzymes that break down a number of varieties of harmful molecules. Free radicals suck... ginger helps getting rid of them (2) It guards the process of hydrogen peroxide decomposition into water and oxygen. (3) It prevents lipid peroxidation (spoilage of fat cells) Full article by Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands and Universitas Diponegoro Official, Indonesia can be read here: https://lnkd.in/d2bwVfnX Might be of interest to contact on the subject: Ginger Leilani Mielke, Kelley Fitzpatrick, Ventseslava Taseva, MVDr, Peter Hansen, Inge Tetens, Marina S., Wendy Diamond, Nanna Viereck, Javier Yugueros Marcos, Christopher Schran, Ivo Klimentov, Maayan Levanon Bar-On, Emre YANIK, James Okon, Dov Kivel, Olena Prokofieva, Ben LeVine Nahar, Mónica Hodgekins, Alla Tsypin, Trinity Ava, Dr. TruthSayer, DAOM, LMFT, LAc, Dipl.OM, Kirsten Hartvig, Dr. Eshe Faizah, Simone Cormier Dear colleagues, please promote ginger 🙏

How long does it take to grow ginger?! Guess what?! The same 9 months 😉 Ginger farmers, especially those producing #organic ginger for us, deserve respect and gratitude. Ginger crops take at least twice as much time as the average commercial commonly grown crops in the modern agriculture. Each crooked #ginger rhizome is a treasure 🎁 😎 Genail McKinley, Marina Buksov, Maryna Nastaburko, Andrea Orioli, Gergana Antonova, Hristina Bakardzhieva, Zoya Mavrova, Brianna Vermaak, Nataliya Zub, Iryna Denysenko, Carolyn Akens, Cedric Baker Pharm.D., Max Goldberg, Stacey Sude

Did you know that ginger and cardamom belong to the same family and share many antioxidant powers? Unpronounceable Zingiberaceae family also includes curcuma, galangal (Thai ginger), famous African spice korarima, black cardamom, and a few more. Due to their properties, cardamom and ginger are considered for coadjuvant treatment in different pathologies where oxidative stress plays an important role. Ginger’s antioxidant capacity is proved by its capacity to decrease AKT-phosphorylation, ERS markers, and MDA and GPx levels, to inhibit XO and NO levels, and to produce PGE2 and pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, and COX-2), as well as via the presence of 5-HT3 receptors in the central and peripheral nervous system. Cardamom decreases NO, APOP, MDA, CAT, SOD, and GSH activity; induces endogenous antioxidants, such as glutathione and superoxide dismutase; enhances NK cell activity; and inhibits the production of inflammatory markers. However, the bioavailability of these compounds needs to be optimized, and further research is needed to determine the optimal concentration ranges for these compounds to have effects as antioxidants in the body. Special thanks for an amazing research paper to Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Spain (UCAM): https://lnkd.in/d_mVg2iR

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE GINGER!?? Ginger is famous for being sort of a culinary chameleon. It is a flavor enhancer, it is a source of distinctive taste and aroma for many dishes, it is a pungent component. Ginger is very different when used whole, grated, minced, sliced, pickled, dry, fried, boiled, smoked or baked. Drop a comment to name your best dish or drink with ginger in it and the form of ginger used to make it. Chef, what you favorite recipe?! Chef Sonia Steele, Chef Anikesh Barapatra, Chef S. A. H., Chef Camillo Sabella, Chef D. Daksha, James Corwell, Certified Master Chef®, Dalya Rubin, Laurie Gershgorn, Oliver L., Pete Cervoni, Anne Druschitz, CRC®, Chris Scarpaci, Priyanka Naik, Sam Burgess, Diana Goldman, Jennifer L Markell, Mimi Kirk, Cathy Katin-Grazzini, Blaire Newhard, MLA, RD, Andrea N Giancoli, MPH, RD, Marcella Guglielmo, Elizabeth Schindler, Justin Drake, Bryan Elliott, Bethany Johnson, Gail Patak, Katherine Keck, Tess Challis, Luke Deardurff, Henrietta Bagazonzya, Serena Wolf, Brian Bertoli, Myisha Mastersson, Dianne Slick, Paul Scordino, Stephen Justynski, Alice Dee, Hadar Cohen Aviram, Wai Hon Chu, Aaron Hutchinson