Turmeric or Curcuma longa belongs to Zingiberaceae family along with ginger. It is generally found in Southeast Asia. The powder from these rhizomes is used in Asian food for its colour and flavour. Turmeric powder is deep-orange-yellow in colour and has a bitter, warm and pepper like flavour with an earthy mustard like aroma. Apart from being used in cooking, turmeric has been a part of treatment in ancient medicines of Ayurveda, Unani and traditional Chinese medicine. It was also used as a dye at that time. It is also used in other products like baked products, ice cream, canned beverages, yogurt, dairy products, orange juice, biscuits, yellow cakes, cereals, popcorn colour and gelatin. It is used in commercial curry powders. Turmeric has 34 essential oils including turmerone, atlantone, zingiberene and germacrone which are its major constituents. Turmeric powder is made up of 60-70% carbohydrates, 6-12% water, 6-8% proteins, 5-10% fats, 3-7% dietary fibre, 3-7% essen...
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