Are Turmeric and Curcumin Turmeric Extract Powder the Same Thing

Turmeric is a fragrant perennial herb. It has medicinal value and can be used as food seasoning. Slightly spicy and bitter, has slightly spicy and bitter. Turmeric is a spice, commonly found in curry and used traditionally in many Indian dishes. We always hear people talk about the turmeric powder, and other people talk about the Curcumin turmeric extract powder, but is it same? Or has any different of the two powders?

First: Different Properties

Turmeric: Turmeric is a fragrant perennial herb

Curcumin: Curcumin is a kind of chemical component extracted from the roots of perennial fragrant herb in the Zingiberaceae and Araceae.

Turmeric contains curcuminoids, which are bioactive compounds, and curcumin is one of these curcuminoid compounds. While turmeric contains only 2 – 9% curcuminoids, 75% of these active curcuminoids are curcumin, which is why curcumin is the “star” of turmeric.

Second: Different Character

Curcumin: Insoluble in water and ether, soluble in ethanol, propylene glycol, soluble in glacial acetic acid and alkali solutions. Curcumin has strong stability to reducing agent, strong coloration, and is not easy to fade after coloration.

Turmeric Powder: It has medicinal value and can be used as food seasoning, the taste same like pepper powder, has slightly spicy and bitter.

Third: Different Functions:

★Curcumin powder:

Curcumin has the functions of lowering blood lipid, anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, choleric and anti-oxidation. 

To begin with, it’s an antioxidant powerhouse!  Along with lessening existing inflammation and dampening future inflammatory pathways, it’s also well known for reducing the pain response, and some people are able to use it in place of NSAIDs such as Advil and Aleve. 

To begin with, it’s an antioxidant powerhouse!  Along with lessening existing inflammation and dampening future inflammatory pathways, it’s also well known for reducing the pain response, and some people are able to use it in place of NSAIDs such as Advil and Aleve.

★Turmeric Powder:

It can be added to food, medicine, cosmetics and other fields and there is no limit to the amount just according to the need.

To be a spice, turmeric powder has a long history in Asia, common used to reduce inflammation, speed wound healing and relieve pain.

To many benefits of the curcumin turmeric extract powder, it is amazing, we mainly do the natural extract of the curcumin powder, welcome to inquiry us if have some need.

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