Spice
Turmeric
Turmeric is the rhizome of Curcuma longa, used fresh or dried to brilliant yellow powder. Earthy, bitter-warm, and colouring, it underpins curries, mustards, rice dishes, and golden milk. Curcumin content and drying quality affect colour strength. Fresh turmeric is juicier and more floral than dried powder; both stain readily.
Also known as: Haldi, Kunyit, Khamin
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 9.54 g
- Saturated Fat 1.91 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.86 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 4.77 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 39.5 mg
- Salt 0.11 g
- Total Carbohydrate 65 g
- Dietary Fibre 25 g
- Total Sugars 3 g
- Complex / starch 14.4 g
- Protein 12.2 g
- Water 9.16 g
- Energy 395 kcal
- Water 9.16 g
- Carbohydrates 65 g
- Sugars 3 g
- Monosaccharides 3.76 g
- Disaccharides 1.61 g
- Starch 14.4 g
- Amylose 3.61 g
- Amylopectin 10.8 g
- Digestible Starch 12.3 g
- Resistant Starch 1.44 g
- Fibre 25 g
- Soluble Fibre 8.62 g
- Insoluble Fibre 16 g
- Protein 12.2 g
- Plant Protein 8.75 g
- Fat 9.54 g
- Saturated Fat 1.91 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.86 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 4.77 g
- Vitamins 97.6 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.15 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 2.03 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.3 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 39.1 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 1.92 mg
- Vitamin K 28.5 µg
- Minerals 280 mg
- Major Minerals 274 mg
- Trace Minerals 6.6 mg
- Salt 0.11 g
- Sodium Chloride 0.11 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.1 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.15 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 2.03 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.5 · vitamin-b6: 0.3 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 39.1 · vitamin-e: 1.92 · vitamin-k: 28.5 ·
Minerals
Sodium: 39.53 · Potassium: 177 · Calcium: 57 · Iron: 1.2 · Zinc: 0.4 · Iodine: 5 ·
Dried spices are concentrated plant tissue—fibre-heavy by weight, used in gram doses.
In the kitchen
Culinary partners and combinations that usually underperform with Turmeric.
Usually avoid with
Often clash in flavour or tradition
History
Turmeric was cultivated in South Asia as food colouring, medicine, and ritual pigment.
Turmeric spread with Indian Ocean trade into Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
European trade listed turmeric among Oriental dyestuffs and kitchen spices.
Global health-food interest expanded fresh and powdered turmeric beyond traditional curries.