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CheongKwanJang GLPro Core wins top Korean food technology award
KGC Ginseng Corp said its GLPro Core product won a top food technology award in South Korea.
The product is sold under the company’s CheongKwanJang brand and is intended for blood sugar management.
It received the Minister of Science and ICT Award at the 2026 Korea Food Research Institute Food Technology Awards.
The award is the competition’s highest honor, the Technology Award.
KGC said it used large-scale protein analysis technology in research on red ginseng and blood sugar regulation.
The recognition highlights the product’s technology, but no further steps or plans were announced.
KGC Ginseng Corporation’s CheongKwanJang GLPro Core won the top award at the 2026 Korea Food Research Institute Food Technology Awards.
The product received the Minister of Science and ICT Award, which corresponds to the awards’ top Technical Award.
The company said the recognition was for research into the product’s blood sugar-related functions.
KGC said it used proteomics technology to analyze large quantities of proteins in research on Korean red ginseng and blood sugar regulation.
- Who
- KGC Ginseng Corporation’s CheongKwanJang GLPro Core won the award.
- What
- It received the Minister of Science and ICT Award, the top Technical Award at the 2026 Korea Food Research Institute Food Technology Awards.
- When
- The award was presented on November 4, 2026. KGC announced the win on November 5.
- Where
- COEX in Seoul.
- Why
- The award recognized research into the product’s blood sugar-related functions.
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KGC received the award at COEX in Seoul.
KGC announced that GLPro Core had won the award.
- Product
- CheongKwanJang GLPro Core
- Award
- Minister of Science and ICT Award
- Award level
- Top Technical Award
- Ceremony venue
- COEX, Seoul
- Company
- KGC Ginseng Corporation