curcuma

Turmeric

₡1,900.00

SKU: 0660 Category:

Scientific name: Curcuma longa

Family: Zingiberaceae

Origin: SE India

Medicinal use: The extract of this plant is used as a food coloring in two ways: as turmeric (crude extract), cataloged with the European Union food code as E-100ii, shows a yellow color and is extracted from the root of the plant; and as curcumin (purified or refined state); both states generally referred to as turmeric.

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