Ginger products

(Featuring Vietnamese ginger & DATO’s ginger-based products – a participant of the GEVA program)

On a chilly Wednesday afternoon in Hanoi, winter begins with a violet sky, a touch of mist on your hands, and a warm cup of tea that softens the day. This week, in our Afternoon Tea with KisStartup series, we invite you to savor the gentle warmth of a spice that seems familiar yet carries many untold stories: Vietnamese ginger.

Winter – the season of Vietnamese ginger
It’s no coincidence that ginger becomes the “soul” of cold days. In Northern Vietnam, when the temperature drops below 20°C, the rising heat from a ginger-infused tea brings instant comfort. Vietnamese ginger—especially from Lào Cai, Yên Bái, Kon Tum, and midland regions—is known for its strong aroma, sharp heat, and high essential oil content. These are exactly the qualities favored by buyers in Japan, the U.S., Korea, and the Middle East.

For years, Vietnam mainly exported fresh ginger. But recently, thanks to advances in processing, ginger has taken on new forms: dried slices, ginger powder, essential oils, instant teas, and convenient wellness-focused products.

DATO – Bringing ginger into a “tech-enabled” journey
Within the GEVA – Green Export Incubator & Accelerator program run by KisStartup, DATO stands out—not only for growing and processing ginger, but for telling its story with care, modernity, and responsibility.

They select old, potent ginger grown in Đăk Tô’s mineral-rich soil, where cool mountain air boosts essential oil accumulation. From this raw material, they create a standout product:

Ginger – Ginseng – Honey Extract
While the concept sounds familiar, their approach is different:

• Ginger is vacuum-concentrated at low temperatures to preserve gingerol and shogaol.
• No preservatives.
• No artificial flavoring.
• Just real ginger warmth, natural honey sweetness, and the gentle aftertaste of Ngọc Linh ginseng root.

Convenient single-serve sachets make it perfect for modern lifestyles—just mix with warm water on a cold morning for a soothing, immune-supporting drink.

Vietnamese ginger on its way to the world
What gives KisStartup confidence in DATO—and many GEVA businesses—is their professional production and traceability system:

• ISO 22000
• HACCP
• Regular residue testing
• Registered, QR-traceable growing areas

Thanks to this, DATO’s ginger products are not only sold domestically but also exported to the U.S., Korea, India, and the Middle East.

Zooming out, Vietnamese ginger has rare advantages:

• stronger aroma and heat than many other origins
• competitive production costs
• abundant growing regions
• rapid improvements in deep-processing technology

With companies like DATO entering global value chains with high-quality, story-rich, tech-enabled products, Vietnamese ginger is poised to go even further.

To end—here’s a warm cup of ginger tea for your afternoon
If you’re reading this on a cold afternoon, try:
– heating a cup of water
– adding a sachet of DATO ginger extract
– closing your eyes for a few seconds

You may feel winter soften around you—while contributing in your own small way to elevating Vietnamese agriculture, from highland farms to tea tables around the world.

See you next Wednesday for another Afternoon Tea with KisStartup.
There are many more remarkable Vietnamese agricultural treasures worth sharing.

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