The important medicinal and edible turmeric is widely used, and its main fields cover medicine, food, health care products, cosmetics, dyes, pesticides, etc. Among them, Curcumin is widely used as a natural pigment that is safe and non-toxic.
Chemical Composition
The main chemical components of turmeric are curcuminoids, volatile oils, flavonoids, carbohydrates, alkaloids, organic acids, inorganic elements, etc. Among them, curcumin and volatile oil are the main medicinal components.
At present, there are more than 30 kinds of natural curcumin compounds found in turmeric. They mainly include curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and dedimethoxycurcumin, accounting for 70%, 10%-20% and 10%, respectively.
Curcumin Use
In addition to its medicinal value, turmeric can also be used as food color additives, colorants, food flavors, and cosmetic raw materials. It promotes the development of food industry, chemical industry, spice industry and pharmaceutical industry, and has broad prospects for development and utilization.
The tinting power of curcumin is stronger than that of all synthetic and natural pigments, and is 3 to 4 times that of tartrazine and sunset yellow. It can be used as a dye for food, cloth, etc. It also makes dyed foods brighter and safer to eat than synthetic dyes. But curcumin is insoluble in water and has low solubility in oil. It is used directly in the oil in a small area, and the economic value of direct use is low. However, its deep-processed water-soluble and oil-soluble curcumin has a large market demand and high added value. It can be compounded with other pigments to obtain a variety of shades of pigment.
Curcumin in China
Turmeric has a cultivation history of thousands of years in China, and its quality is greatly influenced by varieties, origins, and cultivation management. At present, the raw materials of turmeric on the market are mainly derived from artificial cultivation. China is mainly produced in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Taiwan, Fujian and other provinces (regions), among which Sichuan is the authentic region. The main active components of turmeric are volatile oil and curcumin compounds.
Summary
Turmeric extract and other related products have been gradually industrialized, showing good application and development prospects. The quality of turmeric on the market is uneven and the germplasm is messy. Qyherb uses authentic turmeric raw materials to provide you with high-quality Curcumin 99%.