T/HQSY 002-2024 The Evaluation Specification for Standardized Good Practices of Ginseng Consumption

Scope

Scope: This document specifies the evaluation objects, basic requirements, evaluation rules, evaluation management, and evaluation services for the standardized good behavior evaluation of Astragalus for food use. This document applies to producers, processors, and sellers of dual-use Astragalus for food and medicine, industry organizations, and third-party institutions as a basis for conducting the evaluation of standardized good behavior of Astragalus for food use. Other related evaluation activities may also refer to and use this document. The evaluation objects of this document apply to primary agricultural products of dual-use Astragalus for food and medicine, processed food and health products, and processed TCM decoctions; they do not apply to TCM raw materials of Astragalus. Main technical content: The evaluation indicators for dual-use Astragalus for food and medicine should comply with the specifications given in Table 1. Table 1: Evaluation Indicators and Specifications for Dual-Use Astragalus for Food and Medicine Indicator Specification Grade Sensory Indicators Physicochemical Indicators Differences Similarities Specification Active Ingredients Wild-Grown Dual-Use Astragalus First-Class Rough skin, flexible root bark. The cross-section of the bark has cracks, with a yellow wood core and a spongy texture. Old roots may appear withered and decayed, blackish-brown or hollow. Dry goods, cylindrical in shape, with some branches. The upper end is thicker, and the surface is light brown or brownish-yellow, with uneven longitudinal wrinkles or grooves. Hard and resilient, not easy to break, with a strong fibrous texture in the cross-section, yellow-white bark, and pale yellow wood, showing radial patterns. A light odor, a sweet taste, and a slight soybean-like aftertaste when chewed. Length > 45cm, diameter > 1.8cm at 3.5cm below the cut end; water content 5.0%-10.0%; total ash content 5.0%-10.0%; astragaloside ≥ 0.080%; genis

Development Information

Related Standards