Indian Turmeric Powder By Dheen Exports

Indian turmeric powder 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.

Origin and Distribution
It is a native of India. Apart from India it is cultivated in Pakistan Malaysia Myanmar Vietnam Thailand Philippines Japan Korea China Sri Lanka Nepal East & West Africa South Pacific Islands Malagasy Caribbean Islands 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.

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 beverages gelatins butter and cheese etc.