Specifications
We can supply Turmeric Finger, Turmeric Powder and Turmeric Extract form
Turmeric is considered highly auspicious in India and has been used extensively in various Indian ceremonies for millennia. Even today it is used in every part of India during wedding ceremonies and religious ceremonies.
Turmeric is currently being investigated for possible benefits in Alzheimer's disease, cancer, arthritis, and other clinical disorders. As an example of preliminary laboratory research, turmeric ameliorated the severity of pancreatitis-associated lung injury in mice.
According to a 2005 article in the Wall Street Journal , research activity into curcumin and turmeric is increasing. The U.S. National Institutes of Health currently has registered 61 clinical trials completed or underway to study use of dietary curcumin for a variety of clinical disorders (dated June 2011).
Moisture : 13% max | 13% max |
Bulbs : 2 % | 2 % |
Length | 3 cm and above (less than 15mm - 3% max) |
Unboiled or less boiled | 0.3 % max |
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 % |
Total ash: | 7% |
Total ash: | 7% |
Lead as PPB: | 2.5 |
Chromate test: | Negative |
Acid insoluble ash: | 2.5% |
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