Turmeric extract is the extract of the stout root of dried rhizome of Curcuma longa L., a ginger plant, the main biological active substance is Curcumin. It is yellow orange powder with bitter taste. Usually there are two types of curcumin powder, 95% liposoluble curcurmin and 10% water soluble curcumin.
Curcumin is great food coloring agent, flavoring agent and preservative, it is also a good ingredient for dietary supplements and other areas.
1. Turmeric extract powder as a natural food pigment and natural food preservative.
2. Turmeric extract powder can be as the source for skin care products. 3. Turmeric extract powder also can be used as the popular ingredients for dietary supplements.
1-Function:
Anti-cancer
Curcumin has been reported to fight cancer. Firstly, Curcumin can block the attack of the activated carcinogen, so it can prevent cancer. Secondly, it promotes to expel carcinogens. Thirdly, it induces tumor cells death. Curcumin has been listed as a third-generation cancer chemoprophylaxis by the US National Cancer Institute.
Anti-inflammatory Curcumin inhibits inflammatory mediators and the important signaling pathways of inlammatory.
Anti-oxygen Curcumin scavenges free radicals and enhances the activity of antioxidant enzyme.
2-Application
1. Mainly used as flavor additive to pigments and foods. 2. It also has a good performances such as anticancer, anti,inflammatory antioxidation, antimutagenics, Lipoidemia reducing and etc. 3. Now it is used as a food coloring since it normally gives food (slightly yellow color) is used to protect food products from sunlight. 4. The curcumin/polysorbate solution or curcumin powder dissolved in alcohol is used for water-containing products. Over-coloring, such as in pickles, relishes, and mustard, is sometimes used to compensate for fadin