Example of konjac application-Health Product

Konjac gum is a high quality dietary fiber, with low calories, low fat, low protein and water absorption, expansion coefficient and other characteristics, often eat konjac is conducive to maintain human health.

Konjac gum has zero calory and can assist in fat-burning work by promoting gastrointestinal peristalsis. Konjac gum can help you lose weight on an energy-restricted diet.

In health applications, konjac gum is used as an adhesive in the manufacture of tablets and capsules, which require a filling material that causes the tablet to rupture in the stomach. Traditionally, starch or gelatin is used, and its properties are propagated in water; In modern applications, because konjac gum has the characteristics of strong water absorption, the volume of water soluble rapidly expands, giving people a sense of satiety or fullness. Because konjac gum is a dietary fiber, glucomannan will expand in the stomach and absorb fat, so the use of konjac gum as a binder in the manufacture of tablets and capsules will give satisfactory results.