Bitter melon grows in tropical areas, including parts of East Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and South America, where it is used as a food as well as a medicine. Being a relatively common food item, bitter melon was traditionally used for a dazzling array of conditions by people in tropical regions. Numerous infections, cancer, and diabetes are among the most common conditions it was purported to improve. The leaves and fruit have both been used occasionally to make teas and beer or to season soups in the
Western world. The berries also produce wax, which can be made into candles.
Charantin is a chemical substance obtained from the Asian bitter melon (Momordica charantia), reputed to be responsible for the hypoglycaemic properties of those plants. It was identified by Lolitkar and Rao in 1960.
Physical and Chemical Properties:
Appearance Powder Visual
Taste Typical to botanical Gustatory
Odor Typical to botanical Olfactory
Sieve analysis 80% pass 80 mesh Mesh screen
Moisture content ≤ 5% IR balance
Ash ≤ 5% 2g / 525°C / 5hrs
Heavy metals:
Total plate count ≤ 10000 cfu/g AOAC
Yeasts & Molds ≤ 1000 cfu/g AOAC
Salmonella Absent/10g AOAC
E.Coli Absent/1g AOAC
Sterilization method High Temperature & High Pressure Short time (5" - 10")
Packaging | Storage:
Packaging Carton drum | inner double layer plastic bag
Storage Store in well-closed container away from heat,sunshine and moisture
Shelf Life 24 months in original packaging and store away from direct sun light
Functions
1. Bitter melon extract has been used to combat cancer, asthma, various skin infections, diabetes, GI disorders, and the common cold.
2.Preventing and improving diabetes complication ;
3.Regulating blood fats and reinforce;
4.Supporting healthy blood sugar levels and blood pressure
5.Bitter melon extract is also used to fight diabetes, and as an anti-viral to HIV.
6.Bitter melon extract helps increase production of beta cells by the pancreas, repair beta cells, and stimulate restoring function of pancreas.
7. The bitter melon, containing the balsam pear multi-peptide class material, can lower blood sugar fast, prevent and improve diabetes' complication, regulate blood fats, and reinforce immunity.
Application
1. Applied in food industry, bitter melon extract powder is mainly used as food additives.
2. Applied in health product, It is mainly used as capsules or pills.
3. Bitter melon's Vitamin C content is very high. It has functions of preventing scurvy, protecting cell membrane and so on. It can prevent atherosclerosis, sharpen organism stress, and protect the heart.
4. The effective component in the bitter melon may suppress normal cell's cancer and the promotion sudden change cell's restoration, has certain antitumor effect.
Small qty package ( below 25kg)
1.packed in 1kg or 5kg per a polybag with double valve bag
2.then put into an aluminum foil bag with heat sealing
3.stick the label on the middle of the alumium foil bag or as per customer 's requirement.
Bulk goods package (over 25kg)
1.packed in 25kg per paper drum
2.with double polybag inside
3.folded the top of polybag, then tie with fiber string
4.stick the label on the outside of drum per customer's requirement
5.drum size:36.5cm diameter x 51cm height
6. net weight: 25kgs