Turmeric powder, a bright yellow coloured spice powder is made from dry turmeric rhizomes. Turmeric’s main constituent is curcumin which exhibits a wide range of medicinal properties. It is primarily used for its colour, flavour, cosmetic and medicinal properties. Turmeric has been known throughout the world as a seasoning that renders yellow colour and distinctive, earthy taste to food. Today turmeric is being used all over the world as a seasoning and a health product.
The flavour of turmeric powder is slightly peppery giving a warm sensation in the mouth.
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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, haemorrhage, toothache, bruises, chest pain, and colic.
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Product details |
Turmeric Powder |
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Genus/species |
Curcuma longa |
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Parts used |
Rhizomes, Tubers |
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Grade |
Standard |
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Color and appearance |
Orange |
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Moisture (% w/w) max Total |
5 |
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Ash (% w/w) max |
5 |
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Acid insoluble ash (% w/w) max |
1.5 |
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Starch content, (% w/w) max |
60 |
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Curcumin content, (% w/w) |
4 to 5 |
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Chromate test |
Negative |
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Organoleptic characters |
Characteristic taste & aroma |
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Standard Packaging |
25 Kgs/50 Kgs Single Gunny Bags |
