Turmeric
(Curcuma longa) is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the
ginger family, Zingiberaceae which is native to tropical South Asia.
It is also known as kunyit (Indonesian and Malay)
or haldi or pasupu in some Asian countries. Turmeric has a peppery,
warm and bitter flavor and a mild fragrance slightly reminiscent
of orange and ginger. Turmeric comes from the root of the Curcuma
longa plant and has a tough brown skin and a deep orange flesh.
Turmeric
has long been used as a powerful anti-inflammatory in both the Chinese
and Indian systems of medicine.In medieval Europe,
turmeric became known as Indian Saffron, since it is widely used
as an alternative to far more expensive saffron spice.
Shimla Hills
brings to the global customers a wide variety of turmeric fingers
and Turmeric powder known for it's superior
color and flavor from the farms of North East India. |
| TURMERIC
TYPES : |
| Turmeric Fingers/ Roots: |
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| Product details |
Turmeric Finger |
| Grade |
Good |
| Flexibility |
Hard |
| Broken pieces, (fingers<15mm) |
< 5 % |
| Foreign matter |
< 1 % |
| Defectives |
< 3 % |
| Percentage of bulbs by weight |
< 4 % |
| Starch content, max, w/w |
60 % |
| Curcumin content |
4 - 5 % |
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| Turmeric Powder : |
|
| Product name |
Turmeric Powder |
| Genus/species |
Curcuma longa |
| Parts used |
Rhizomes, Tubers |
| Grade |
Standard |
| Color and appearance |
Orange |
| Moisture (% w/w) max Total |
5 |
| ash (% w/w) max |
5 |
| Acid insoluble ash (% w/w) max |
1.5 |
| Starch content, (% w/w) max |
60 |
| Curcumin content, (% w/w) |
4 – 5 |
| Chromate test |
Negative |
| Organoleptic characters |
Characteristic taste & aroma |
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Standard Packaging
: 25 Kgs/50 Kgs Single Gunny Bags
Heath Benefits:
Turmeric (Curcuma longa), the bright yellow
of the spice rainbow, is a powerful medicine that has long been
used in the Chinese and Indian systems of medicine as an anti-inflammatory
agent to treat a wide variety of conditions, including flatulence,
jaundice, menstrual difficulties, bloody urine, hemorrhage, toothache,
bruises, chest pain, and colic |
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