? Pocheon Ginseng Farmer Association company profile
All of Pocheon ginseng products have been registered to FDA in 2009 and exported to USA since then. In 2011, Pocheon Ginseng Farmer Association was the second leading export company to USA after KGC. Pocheon Ginseng Farmer Association do cultivate ginseng carefully in their own farm and select only good ginseng roots. There are two kinds of extract, Royal (6mg/g) and Gold(10mg/g). This is Gold model with highest ginsenoside quantity(10mg/g) among many ginseng extracts in Korea.
? Saponin(Ginsenoside)
Until now, 37 Ginsenoside have been discovered and among them, Rg1 and Rb1 is known as key component. Recently as many researches about Rg3 have been done, they found out Rg3 is most efficient for health. And Korean Food Law have been changed for the manufacturer to notify Rg3 as well as Rg1 and Rb1 to customer.
? Red Ginseng
Korean red ginseng is made by repetitive steaming and drying many times to increase saponin in the ginseng. That process is done until total water in the fresh ginseng would be up to 14%. The color of Korean red ginseng is yellow-red and the process is sometimes done 9 times.