{"id":22861,"date":"2025-07-18T13:37:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T13:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?p=22861"},"modified":"2025-07-18T13:42:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T13:42:18","slug":"red-ginseng-products-from-korea-steal-food-spotlight-in-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/07\/18\/red-ginseng-products-from-korea-steal-food-spotlight-in-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"Red ginseng products from Korea steal food spotlight in Taiwan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Red\u00a0ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer<\/u><\/a>) goodies have debuted in Taiwan via a K-food (Korean food) promotional campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the\u00a0Taiwan News<\/u><\/a>\u00a0on July 16, 2025, the program by the aT Center Hong Kong connected sports legends with consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basketball star Kai-Yen-Lee who plays for the New Taipei Kings resorted to fun-based games to highlight nutritional benefits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As such, the promotion echoes a June 2024 bilateral exchange deal<\/u><\/a> to ship fresh Korean ginseng selectively to the United States. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top Products<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Although the closest products to fresh roots at the Taiwan event were ginseng slices, red ginseng pharmaceuticals more than compensated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of these ranged from Korean ginseng tea to black ginseng, extract powders and infant formulas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the aT Center, Hong Kong branch, the eclectic mix showed that local ginseng can also be a daily nutritional alternative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fake\u00a0Ginseng\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Besides testing foreign markets such as Taiwan for new products, Korea is also  fostering commodity genuineness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A KBS News<\/u><\/a> story on July 15, 2025 called to attention counterfeit sales of red ginseng overseas and offered some solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of these are the 9,000 copyrighted registrations of Korean ginseng abroad that can fight fake products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another is the ability for a discerning customer to tell that exported genuine roots are usually even in size rather than uneven. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Banknote watermark technology also seals genuine products, whereby fake seals send automatic messages to alert customers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traders are especially keen to exploit Taiwan with genuine products, for it is among the top ginseng markets worldwide. The following statistics further explore a few red ginseng facts in South Korea and Taiwan.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Korea\u2019s\u00a0and Taiwan\u2019s\u00a0Red Ginseng\u00a0Statistics\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

South Korea is the world\u2019s #2 biggest fresh ginseng root producer at\u00a023,605 tonnes,\u00a0<\/u><\/a>worth $2.489 billion, as of 2018. According to the Korean Ginseng Institute, the country\u2019s 2018 production value represented 42.2% of the worldwide output, next to China\u2019s 48.6%. The United States came fourth behind Canada, with a 0.9% output share. Seoul\u2019s leading niche ginseng product, however, is red ginseng,\u00a090%\u00a0<\/u><\/a>of which reaches China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam and Japan.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does red ginseng lead Korean ginseng market value<\/strong>?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fresh ginseng roots boast a market size in South Korea of 10.3% or $182 million per year. Comparably, red ginseng (comprising premium ginseng products) represents 89.4% of the local ginseng industry at a market worth of\u00a0$1.574 billion<\/a><\/u> (2018). \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is Taiwan a major importer of ginseng?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), not only exports ginseng in bulk but is a top importer, too.\u00a0While exports hit $12.5 million in 2018, imports were triple this figure at\u00a0$36.9 million<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0Exports put Taiwan 6th<\/sup>\u00a0globally that year, whereas imports elevated the country to the 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0position, behind China and Canada.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do<\/strong> any imports of ginseng from Korea reach Taiwan<\/strong>? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the U.S.’ APHIS<\/u><\/a>, Taiwan together with China, Japan, Vietnam and Hong Kong absorb 90% of ginseng exports from Korea. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Red\u00a0ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) goodies have debuted in Taiwan via a K-food (Korean food) promotional campaign. According to the\u00a0Taiwan News\u00a0on July 16, 2025, the program by the aT Center Hong Kong connected sports legends with consumers. 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