Nutritional and astounding benefits of Konjac

Thanchanok Puranamaneewiwat
2 min readMar 31, 2021

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I am focusing on good health these days including studied International business courses made me found economic crops like Konjac which I thought that most Thai people knew it in bubble tea or almond milk ways

Almond milk with konjac Boba from salubrious restaurant (65.2 Kcal!!)😮😮

Potential Health Benefits

Konjac has several potential health benefits apart from weight loss, reduction of belly fat, and many other things like

1. Glucomannan in Konjac reduce fat, sugar, and cholesterol in blood

2. Low in calories
(Low-cal konjac noodles or shirataki noodles 100g = 15–20)

3. Glucomannan may regulate bowel movement and relieve constipation naturally

4. Konjac has very little taste of its own. Therefore, it will not exactly affect your food tastes. (Anyway, Some products have been developed such as using konjac in coffee instead of Cream which makes taste smooth & using stevia instead of sugar)

However, stop taking konjac if you have any symptoms of an allergic reaction especially a rash and itchy skin. Children and Pregnant Women should not have konjac because of Flatulence and food struck in a child’s throat.

Tips:

  • Nowadays, China is Thailand’s biggest food importer (18.3%)
  • Konjac glucomannan can be used in chemical and medical industries and Biotechnology.
  • China and Japan are leading producers and consumers of the konjac. The amount of Konjac powder is 30,000–40,000 tons each year.

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