Product Description

Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae,which reaches up to 1 m tall and native to India, South America, China and the East Indies. Highly branched, yellow to orange, cylindrical, aromatic rhizomes are found.
Turmeric, a yellow root, imparts color and flavor to food and has been used as a color and/or spice for centuries, that is produced by grinding the rhizomes of the perennial herb, Curcuma longa. The colourings responsible for the bright yellow hue of turmeric are the pigments curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin.
 
Basic Information:
 
Product Name:  Turmeric extract 
Active Ingredient:Curcumin 
Formula : C*1H*0O6
CAS: *******7
Grade: pharm grade
Extraction Type: Solvent Extraction
Appearance: saffron yellow powder,yellow powder
Test method:HPLC
Part Used:Root
Free sample: Available
Shelf life: 2 years
Specification: *0% *0% *5% *8% 
 
Function :
 
1.Mainly used as flavor additive to pigments and foods
2. It also has a good performances such as anticancer, anti,inflammatory  antioxidation, antimutagenics, Lipoidemia reducing and etc.
3.Now  it is used as a food coloring since it normally gives food (slightly yellow color) is used to protect food products from sunlight. 
4. The curcumin/polysorbate solution or curcumin powder dissolved in alcohol is used for water-containing products. Over-coloring, such as in pickles, relishes, and mustard, is sometimes used to compensate for fading.
 
Application :
 
Curcumin has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral and antifungal actions. Studies have shown that curcumin is not toxic to humans. Curcumin exerts anti-inflammatory activity by inhibition of different molecules that play an important role in inflammation.Turmeric is effective in reducing post-surgical inflammation. Turmeric helps to prevent atherosclerosis by reducing the formation of bloods clumps.
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