Sin-A Ginger Chew/Candy has been produced in Indonesia for the past sixty years and is renowned for its uniqueness and superb quality. The Chew is made of exclusively natural ingredients, no artificial flavoring or preservative is added to the Chew. In order for the product to maintain its optimal level of ginger flavor without being too pungent for the average consumer, the manufacturer uses only the choicest mature ginger from a specific area in Indonesia, stone-grinds the ginger into fine pulp and then processes it with maltose, cane sugar, tapioca starch. The manufacturer is so keen to maintain its most traditional method of production that even to date, the Chews are still individually wrapped by hand. Due to the high level of ginger juice in the Chew - 8.14%, the product can withstand a shelf-life of 18 months without any preservative. However, the product is susceptible to heat, and therefore is best stored or shelved below 80°F.