Description
A whole-spectrum standardized extract of Zingiber officinale (Ginger) rhizome containing the principal pungent actives (6-gingerol, 8-gingerol, 10-gingerol, 6-shogaol) together with the supporting essential oil and resin fractions. Used in nausea-relief, digestive-health, and anti-inflammatory dietary supplements.
Yellow-brown to brown free-flowing powder with characteristic pungent ginger aroma. Limited water solubility; the gingerols are oil-soluble actives.
We supply food-grade Ginger Whole Active Extract from manufacturers in China holding ISO, Halal, Kosher and other certifications relevant to the product and production. Organic-certified grades are available.
Common market grades include 5 percent Gingerols (cost-effective baseline), 5 percent Gingerols and Shogaols, 10 percent Total Pungent Actives (premium grade), 20 percent Gingerols (high-end concentrated grade), and Standardized Ginger Oleoresin (the dispersion grade for liquid applications).
Bulk and reduced-MOQ shipments. Batch-level COA covering 6-gingerol (HPLC), total gingerols and shogaols, essential oil content, residual solvents, heavy metals, pesticides, and microbiology.
Introduction
Ginger has been used as both spice and medicine across multiple cultures for over 5,000 years, with documented traditional use in Indian, Chinese, Greek, and Arabic medicine for digestive complaints, nausea, and inflammation. Modern industrial extraction proceeds by ethanol or supercritical CO2 extraction of dried ginger rhizome, with the latter producing a particularly clean whole-spectrum extract.
Recognized as Generally Recognized as Safe by the U.S. FDA, approved by the European Food Safety Authority, and listed in the European Pharmacopoeia. The European Medicines Agency has issued monographs for ginger preparations as Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products for motion sickness and minor digestive complaints.
Clinical evidence is strongest for nausea applications (pregnancy nausea, motion sickness, chemotherapy-associated nausea), supported by multiple controlled trials and meta-analyses. Anti-inflammatory and joint-support applications have a smaller but growing evidence base.
Strategic positioning serves the nausea-relief, digestive-health, and anti-inflammatory dietary supplement segments, with functional beverages and ginger-shot products contributing growing volume.
Where it is used
- Nausea-relief dietary supplements: pregnancy nausea, motion sickness, and chemotherapy-associated nausea (the dominant clinical evidence base)
- Digestive-health and gastrointestinal-comfort supplement formulations
- Anti-inflammatory and joint-support supplements: combination formulations with Turmeric and Boswellia
- Sports nutrition: recovery and anti-inflammatory-positioned products
- Functional beverages: ginger shots, wellness drinks, and herbal teas
- Cosmetic skincare: warming and circulation-support formulations
- Traditional medicine product formulations (TCM, Ayurvedic, and Western herbalism)
Technical data
| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Yellow-brown to brown free-flowing powder |
| Total gingerols (HPLC) | 5% / 10% / 20% (grade dependent) |
| 6-Gingerol | ≥ 3% (5% gingerols grade) |
| Essential oil content | ≥ 1% |
| Loss on drying | ≤ 5.0% |
| Residue on ignition | ≤ 5.0% |
| Heavy metals (as Pb) | ≤ 2 mg/kg |
| Source | Zingiber officinale rhizome |
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