Chetianhe Water Chestnut Starch

Chetianhe Water Chestnut Starch

　　Water chestnut starch, also known as Chinese water chestnut powder, is made from water chestnuts [also called Chinese water chestnuts, earth chestnuts, or black taros], refined through processing. Rich in nutrients, it contains protein, fat, crude fiber, carotene, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, vitamin C, iron, calcium, starch, and asparagine, among other components. Traditional Chinese medicine holds that water chestnuts have a sweet taste and a cold nature, offering benefits such as clearing heat from the liver, promoting fluid production to relieve thirst, and invigorating the spleen to boost qi. The *Compendium of Materia Medica* states about water chestnuts: “Clears thirst and heat, invigorates the spleen and boosts qi, stimulates appetite and aids digestion, clears the heart and improves vision, eliminates heat and kills bacteria, clears jaundice, lowers blood pressure, and treats various diseases.” The *Supplement to the Compendium of Materia Medica* says: “Clears heat and reduces fire, nourishes the lungs and liver, aids digestion and resolves phlegm, breaks up stagnation, and promotes pus and blood discharge.” The *Dietotherapy Materia Medica* records its effects as: “Dispels wind toxins, removes excessive heat from the chest, can be used as a coarse grain, improves vision, relieves thirst, and clears jaundice.” Water chestnuts are produced throughout Guangxi, with those from Guilin being the best. Lu Xun once wrote in a letter to Chen Chisheng of Guangxi: “I’ve long heard of the fame of Guilin water chestnuts, but unfortunately, I’ve had no chance to personally taste their deliciousness. As a last resort, I can only make do with Shanghai’s small water chestnuts (referred to as such here).”

　　The “Chetianhe” brand water chestnut starch is produced by Ping Le Hong Yuan Agricultural Development Co., Ltd., the only enterprise in Guangxi that integrates planting, processing, sales, and export, and engages in comprehensive agricultural, industrial, and trade development of water chestnut starch. Ping Le Hong Yuan Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. is a key leading enterprise in Guangxi’s agricultural industrialization, with independent import and export rights, and has passed the ISO22000:2005 food safety management system certification. The “Chetianhe” brand water chestnut starch is a Guangxi famous product, a pollution-free agricultural product certified by China’s Ministry of Agriculture, and a Grade A green food product in China. The “Chetianhe” trademark is a well-known trademark in Guangxi. The “Chetianhe” brand water chestnut starch is made from high-quality Guilin water chestnuts. Compared to similar products, the pure “Chetianhe” brand water chestnut starch has the following characteristics: 1. High purity, guaranteed to be 100% pure water chestnut starch; 2. Pure and fragrant aroma—the various pastries and thickening agents made with this product retain their original excellent fragrance; 3. High water solubility—for example, when making water chestnut cake, our water chestnut starch can be mixed with seven times its volume in water, while similar factories can only mix with five to six times; 4. High safety—all water chestnut raw materials come from our own raw material base, ensuring they are pollution-free and non-toxic.