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Ginger

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. It is a herbaceous perennial which grows annual pseudostems (false stems made of the rolled bases of leaves) about one meter tall bearing narrow leaf blades. The inflorescences bear flowers having pale yellow petals with purple edges, and arise directly from the rhizome on separate shoots.

It is rich in carbohydrates, fiber and protein. In terms of minerals, it contains sodium, iron, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus and zinc. It contains vitamin C, B6, folic acid, Riboflavin and niacin.

Origin

People's Republic of China

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