Pure Turmeric Curcumin Powder is a chemical component extracted from the rhizomes of some plants in Zingiberaceae and Araceae. Among the above pure natural plants, curcumin contains approximately 3% to 6%, which is a rare pigment with diketone properties in the plant kingdom. It is a diketone compound. Curcumin is an orange-yellow crystalline powder with a slightly bitter taste. It is insoluble in water. In food production, it is mainly used for coloring sausage products, canned products, sauce, and brine products etc.

Curcumin

2. Source

Root tuber of Curcuma aromatica Salisb.

Root tuber of C.longa L.

Root tuber of C.zedoaria(Berg.) Rosc;

Root tuber of Acorus Calamus L

3. Features

In food production, it is mainly used for coloring sausage products, canned products, sauce, and brine products, etc.

Product Specification

Product Name	Pure Turmeric Curcumin Powder
Botanical Source	Curcuma longa
Appearance	Yellow-Orange
Sterilization Method	NO-IR&GMO free
Odor	Characteristic
Curcuminoids	≥95%
Loss on Drying	≤2.0%
Solubility	Soluble in ethanol acetone and glacial acetic acid
Solvent Residue	≤5000ppm
Heavy Metals	≤10ppm
Lead(Pb)	≤2ppm
Arsenic (As)	≤3ppm
Mercury(Hg)	≤0.5ppm
Cadmium(Cd)	≤0.5ppm
Total Plate Count	＜10000cfu/g
Yeasts and Molds	＜100CFU/g
E.Coli	Negative
Staphylococcus	Negative
Salmonella	Negative

Product Name	Specs	Feature	Type
Curcumin Powder	95%	Insoluble in water, slightly soluble in oil	Powder
Curcumin Microencapsulated Powder	10%,30%,50%,80%	Souble in water	Water dispersive, Particulate

Manufacturing Process

Turmeric Vs Curcumin

Turmeric：

Suitable for the preparation of food additive turmeric from the rhizome of turmeric, Curcuma longa L.

Item		Test Method
Color	Yellow to dark reddish brown	Take an appropriate amount of sample and place it in a clean and dry glass dish. Observe the color and state under natural light, and smell it
Type	Powder, extract, or liquid
Odor	Characteristic

Curcumin：

Suitable for the preparation of curcumin, a food additive, from the rhizome of Curcuma longa L., which is extracted by organic solvent and refined by physical method

Item		Test Method
Color	Orange yellow	Take an appropriate number of samples and place them in a white porcelain plate. Observe their color, state and smell under natural light
Type	Crystal or crystalline powder
Odor	Characteristic

Functionality and Applications

◆Colorant

As a commonly used natural pigment, Pure Turmeric Curcumin Powder is widely used in the food industry, mainly used in the dyeing of canned food, sausage products, sauce, and brine products, and its usage is determined according to the normal production needs. The product form of functional food with curcumin as the main component can be general food or some non-food forms, such as capsules, pills, or tablets. For the general food form, we can consider some yellow food, such as cakes, sweets, drinks, and so on.

◆Antioxidant

◆Animal Nutrition

Market Application Cases

USA