Turmeric Powder
In India, turmeric is known for its antiseptic and healing properties. Turmeric is used to add fragrance, color and aroma to the dishes. The turmeric finger is the purest form of turmeric and is used in medicines, food and dyeing processes. The product is sourced from the farmers who grow the crop in a natural and organic manner. Turmeric is widely grown in Erode. We offer optimum quality turmeric fingers at competitive prices. Turmeric is used to flavour and to color foodstuffs. India contributes 87% of world turmeric export. It is a principal ingredient in curry powder. The color curcumin extracted from turmeric is used as a colorant. It is used in the preparation of Medicinal Oils, Ointments and Poultice. It is Stomachic, Carminative, Tonic, Blood purifier and an Antiseptic. It is used in Cosmetics. The aqueous extract has Biopesticidal properties. Our quality turmeric caters all international needs regularly.
• Turmeric is used to flavour and to colour foodstuffs.
• There are 7 to 12 leaves, the leaf sheaths forms the pseudo stem. The lamina is green above and pale green below and has a length of 30-40 cm and width 8-12 cm.
• Turmeric is the boiled, dried, cleaned and polished rhizomes of Curcuma longa. The plant is a herbaceous perennial, 60-90 cm high, with a short stem and tufted leaf
• Inflorescence is a central spike of 10-15 cm length. 1-4 flowers are born in axil of the bract opening one at a time.
• It is used in cosmetics.
Popular Turmeric Finger Grade
• Erode finger from Tamil Nadu
• Rajapuri Turmeric from Sangli Maharastra
• Nizamabad & Cuddapah Turmeric from Andhra Pradesh
| Type | Polished & unpolished |
| Origin | India |
| Defectives | Less than 3% |
| Broken Ratio | Less than 5% |
| Flexibility | Hard |
| Packing Type | 25 / 50 / 60Kg PP / Jute bag |
| Loading Capacity | 13MT in one 20ft container |
| Raw Turmeric Grade | Moisture | Curcumin |
| Erode Medium (Premium & Super) | 10 – 12% basis | 2 – 3% Max |
| Nizamabad Turmeric | 10 – 12% basis | 1.5% – 2.5% Max |
| Raja Puri Turmeric | 10 – 12% basis | 2% – 3% Max |
| Cuddapah Turmeric | 10 – 12% basis | 1.5% – 2.5% Max |
| Parameters | Value |
|---|---|
| Product Name | Turmeric |
| Origin | India |
| Type | Finger / Bulb |
| Extraneous Foreign Matter (% by Weight) | 0.50% Max |
| Whole Insects Dead | 3 Max (By Count) |
| Excreta Mammalian (By mg./lb) | 5 mg/lb Max |
| Excreta other (By mg./lb) | 5 mg/lb Max |
| Mold (% by wgt.) | 3% Max |
| Insect defiled/ infested (% by wgt.) | 2.5% Max |
| Flavor | Aromatic with a penetrating flavor |
| Moisture | 12% Max |