Turmeric Finger at wholesale

IS THE ORIGINAL GENUINE HIGH CURCUMIN TURMERIC. IT IS VERY POPULAR IN THE US AND OTHER COUNTRIES AND HAS CURCUMIN PERCENTAGES OF MIN.5%. THIS GENERIC VARIETY OF TURMERIC IS GROWN ONLY IN KERALA STATE.ALLEPPEY TURMERIC IS MUCH DARKER IN COLOUR. ITS CURCUMIN CONTENT ON AVERAGE AT 5% AND MAY BE AS HIGH AS 6.5%, MAKING IT A MORE EFFECTIVE COLOURING AGENT WITH SUPERIOR FRESH TURMERIC FLAVOUR NOTES. ALLEPPEY TURMERIC MORE CLOSELY RESEMBLES THE FLAVOUR OF FRESH TURMERIC AND HAS A SOMEWHAT EARTHY AROMA WITH SURPRISINGLY DELICATE TOP NOTES OF LEMON AND MINT, REMINISCENT OF ITS COUSIN, GINGER. THE TEXTURE IS ‘OILY’ DUE TO THE HIGHER CURCUMIN CONTENT, AND WHEN BLENDING WITH OTHER SPICES WE SUGGEST SIEVING IT THROUGH A SMALL STRAINER TO PREVENT CLUMPING.

USES

TURMERIC IS USED TO FLAVOUR AND TO COLOUR FOODSTUFFS. IT IS A PRINCIPAL INGREDIENT IN CURRY POWDER. TURMERIC OLEORESIN IS USED IN BRINE PICKLES AND TO SOME EXTENT IN MAYONNAISE AND RELISH FORMULATIONS, NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, GELATINS, BUTTER AND CHEESE ETC. THE COLOUR CURCUMIN EXTRACTED FROM TURMERIC IS USED AS A COLOURANT. TURMERIC IS ALSO USED AS A DYE IN TEXTILE INDUSTRY. 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 EXTRACTS HAS BIOPESTICIDAL PROPERTIES.