Dried Bitter Gourd with Honey

Dried bitter gourd with honey

Bitter gourd, or bitter melon, is a vegetable-fruit that can be used for food or for medicine. Regardless of its bitter taste, bitter melon brings immerse health benefits due to plenty of vitamins and minerals in it. The phytochemicals in bitter gourd may reduce the risk of some types of cancer. Honey is considered as a source of natural antioxidants and it helps improve our immunity system. Bitter gourd is mixed with honey and sugar to make a dried product which is healthy and interesting to eat.

 

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Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) has long been used as a vegetable and as a herbal medicine to reduce blood sugar. Eating this vegetable is advisable for people having diabetic. Besides, this vegetable-fruit is rich in many other phytochemicals like flavonoids and other polyphenols which possess antioxidant capacity and anti-inflammatory effects. The components can reduce the risks of chronic diseases including cancer and high blood cholesterol level.

Bee honey is used to supplement with micronutrients and improve body immunity. It has been used in many folk remedies since long history until current time. 

At our factory, the fresh fruits of bitter gourds is mixed with some amount of bee honey and sugar before drying into the final product using low temperature drying technology. Low temperature drying (heat-pump drying technology) preserve better the health-beneficial components occurring naturally in the fruit. The addition with honey is to improve the health benefits of the product why the addition with sugar is to improve the taste, make the product enjoyable to eat, and to improve the stability of the product.

Because the dried bitter gourd has been added with sugar and honey which contains a high ratio of fructose, which is also a sugar, therefore the product is not suitable for people who have diabetic. 

Standards: BRC certificates, ISO 22000, GlobalGAP produce

Packages: 2.5kg/bag or 5 kg/bag. We accommodate retail packaging for your private label. If you wish to distribute our branded dried bitter gourd with honey as well as other dried fruits and nuts, please visit “Nonglamfood ~ preserving the value of nature“

Shelf-life: 12 months at room temperature

Product Name Dried bitter gourd with honey
Origin Of Country Vietnam
Varieties
Physical / Chemical
Appearance Light brown
Taste & Odor Characteristic
Moisture 13-15%
Preservative E330, E202 (Optional), E224 (Optional)
Sugar Optional
Aflatoxin B1 < 0.15 mcg/kg
Heavy Metals Pb ≤ 0.5ppm
As ≤ 0.5ppm
Ca ≤ 0.1ppm
Hg ≤ 0.1ppm
Pesticide Residue Complies with NOP & EU organic standard
Microbiological
Bacillus cereus 2.0×101 CFU/g
Clostridium perfringens < 10 CFU/g
Coliforms < 10 CFU/g
Escherichia coli < 10 CFU/g
Total Aerobic Microorganisms 8.5×101 CFU/g
Total Mold, Yeast < 10 CFU/g
Storage Store in a cool and dry place, avoid direct sunlight
Package 2.5kg/PE bag, 5kg/PE bag, 10kg/carton
Shelf Life 12 months

 

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