Ginger - Powder

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Ginger is an Oriental spice that is believed to have originated between northern India and eastern Asia. This knobby root has smooth, brown skin with white flesh and is tangy and a bit spicy in flavor. Our crystallized (candied) version is cured in sugar; making it a great breath-freshener as well as an add-on to desserts, confections, granola, and trail mixes.
 
Ginger has a wide variety of culinary uses including accentuating rice, adding to juice, sprinkling on desserts, and much more!
 
What is ginger powder good for?
 
It's been used to aid digestion, reduce nausea, and help fight the flu and common cold, to name a few of its purposes. The unique fragrance and flavor of ginger come from its natural oils, the most important of which is gingerol.
 
Is ginger powder the same as Ginger?
 
Ginger, the spice, is just dried ginger root ground into a powder. This, of course, is all just semantics. You'd not be wrong to call ginger root just "ginger". Yes, Ginger Root (fresh) and Ginger (dried/ground) are the same product, but different form and intensity.
 
What is ginger powder called?
 
Dry Ginger powder is also known as Sonth in Hindi, Sonti in Telugu, Soonth in Gujarati, Suntha in Marathi and Shunti in Kannada. The powder is extracted from the ginger root which is dried. It is a fine off-white or slightly brownish powder that has a strong aroma and a pungent flavour.