Turmeric

Turmeric Turmeric is the boiled, dried, cleaned and polished rhizomes of Curcuma longa. The plant is a herbaceous perennial, 60-90 cm high, with a short stem and tufted leaf. There are 7 to 12 leaves, the leaf sheaths forms the pseudo stem. The lamina is green above and pale green below and has a length of 30-40 cm and width 8-12 cm. Inflorescence is a central spike of 10-15 cm length. 1-4 flowers are born in axil of the bract opening one at a time. About 30 flowers are produced in a spike. Seeds are produced in capsules and there will be one to numerous sunken capsules in an inflorescence. It is a native of India. Apart from India, it is cultivated in Pakistan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Japan, Korea, China and Central America. In India, it is cultivated in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. Turmeric is a tropical crop cultivated from sea level to 1200 meter MSL. It grows in light black, black clayey loams and red soils in irrigated and rainfed conditions. The crop cannot stand water logging or alkalinity. Product Specifications Commodity: Turmeric Variety: Finger or Bulbs/Root or Grounded Origin: Tanzania Quality Specifications Finger or Bulbs or Hybrid Colour: Brilliant Yellow Length: 3 cm and above(less than 15mm- 3% max) Bulbs: 2% Moisture: 12% max Unboiled or less boiled: 0.3% max Free from: Infestation, fungus, dyes and colouring chemicals Ground Turmeric Ground Turmeric – 2% Curcumin Curcumin: 2% min Particle size: 50 ASTM Moisture: 5% max Ground Turmeric – 3% Curcumin Curcumin: 3% min Particle size: 50 ASTM Moisture: 5% max Ground Turmeric – 5% Curcumin Curcumin: 5% min Particle size: 50 ASTM Moisture: 5% max Packing & Shipment Specifications Inspection: SGS or any other agency as per your requirement for Weight and Quality. Packing: Standard in 50 Kg Jute Bags with HDPE or PP Lining or as per customer requirements Quantity: 20 feet Container with load ability of 24 Tons Port of Loading: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Port of Discharge: To Any Port as per requirements Mode of Payment: TT or Cash Delivery: Delivered to the loading port of choice within 15 days from the date of receipt of Confirmed Purchase Order & Receipt of Advance. Applicable Shipment Terms: FOB/CFR/CIF Inco Terms 2010 as needed by the Customer to their port of choice Spice Uses & Other Information of Note 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 colorant. 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.