Description

BUY TURMERIC

Botanical name:      

Curcuma longa

Common Name:

Turmeric

Commonly found region:

South Asia, Africa.

Description: Buy Turmeric

Turmeric is a spice commonly used in Asian food. You probably know turmeric as the main spice in curry. It has a warm, bitter taste and is frequently used to flavor or color curry powders, mustards, butters, and cheeses.

It is also a good source of Vitamin C and Magnesium, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber.

The plant is a perennial, rhizomatous herbaceous plant, it is a flowering plant that requires temperatures between 20-30^oc and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive. The rhizomes are used fresh or boiled in water and dried, after which they are grinded into a deep orange-yellow powder.

Nutrition Profile

Health Importance

1. It increases Antioxidant Activities in the body.
2. Improves brain function
3. Lowers risk of heart disease.
4. Cancer prevention
5. Prevent Alzheimer’s Diseases.

Possible uses in food preparation

• Manufacturing of food products e.g. beverages, dairy products, yellow cakes, yoghurt, orange sauce, cereals, sauces etc.