Dried Peach Gum Tao Jiao Natural Resin 500g Unsulfured for Soups and Desserts

Dried Peach Gum, known in TCM as Tao Jiao (桃胶), is the natural resin collected from the trunk of Prunus persica. Sold as a raw edible botanical, it is typically offered in irregular amber to translucent chunks that swell into a soft gelatinous texture after soaking. In TCM theory it is regarded as gentle in nature and is traditionally valued in nourishing soups and sweet desserts. It is a food-grade ingredient for culinary use, not a medicine.

Key Selling Points

• Natural peach gum resin from the peach tree, known in TCM as Tao Jiao (桃胶)
• Botanical source is Prunus persica, sold as a raw edible agricultural product
• Unsulfured drying with original color and flavor preserved
• Hard amber chunks that swell into a soft jelly-like texture after soaking
• 500g bulk pack suited for soups, sweet soups, and dessert making

Quality & Sensory

Typically amber to light brown translucent chunks with a hard, glassy texture and a faint natural resin aroma. After soaking and slow cooking, it becomes soft, slippery, and gelatinous with a mild, neutral taste that absorbs the flavors of soups and desserts.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Soak and simmer into traditional sweet soups with rock sugar
• Add to nourishing soups and stews for a gelatinous texture
• Cook into desserts and puddings with milk or coconut milk
• Combine with snow fungus, red dates, or lotus seeds in home cooking

Traditional Uses

In traditional Chinese practice, Tao Jiao has long been used as a household food ingredient, most often soaked overnight and slow-simmered into sweet soups and desserts. It is traditionally associated with nourishing and moistening qualities and is commonly paired with snow fungus, red dates, longan, lotus seeds, or rock sugar. Families often prepare it as a seasonal dessert, especially in autumn and winter.

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