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.
Allepey Finger ( Kerala)
Erode Turmeric (Tamil Nadu)
Salem Turmeric (Tamil Nadu)
Rajapore Turmeric (Maharashtra),
Sangli Turmeric (Maharashtra)
Nizamabad Bulb ( Andhra Pradesh)
SpecificationsSpecifications Of Turmeric As Per Asta Quality Standards:
Parameters |
Value |
Product Name |
Whole Turmeric Finger |
Origin |
India |
Type |
Finger / Bulb |
Extraneous Foreign Matter (% by Weight) |
0.50% Max |
Whole Insects Dead |
3 Max (By Count) |
Excreta Mammalian (By mg./lb) |
5 mg/lb Max |
Excreta other (By mg./lb) |
5 mg/lb Max |
Mold (% by wgt.) |
3% Max |
Insect defiled/ infested (% by wgt.) |
2.5% Max |
Flavor |
Aromatic with a penetrating flavor |
Moisture |
12% Max |
Salmonella |
Absent / 25 Gms |