Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae which is native to tropical South Asia.

It is also known as kunyit (Indonesian and Malay) or haldi or pasupu in some Asian countries. Turmeric has a peppery, warm and bitter flavor and a mild fragrance slightly reminiscent of orange and ginger. Turmeric comes from the root of the Curcuma longa plant and has a tough brown skin and a deep orange flesh.

Turmeric has long been used as a powerful anti-inflammatory in both the Chinese and Indian systems of medicine.In medieval Europe, turmeric became known as Indian Saffron, since it is widely used as an alternative to far more expensive saffron spice.

Shimla Hills bring’s to the global customers a wide variety of turmeric fingers and Turmeric powder known for it's superior color and flavor from the farms of North East India.


Turmeric Types:

Turmeric Fingers/ Roots:
Product details	Turmeric Finger
Grade	Good
Flexibility	Hard
Broken pieces, (fingers<15mm)	< 5 %
Foreign matter	< 1 %
Defectives	< 3 %
Percentage of bulbs by weight	< 4 %
Starch content, max, w/w	60 %
Curcumin content	4 - 5 %

Turmeric Powder :
Product name	Turmeric Powder
Genus/species	Curcuma longa
Parts used	Rhizomes, Tubers
Grade	Standard
Color and appearance	Orange
Moisture (% w/w) max Total	5
ash (% w/w) max	5
Acid insoluble ash (% w/w) max	1.5
Starch content, (% w/w) max	60
Curcumin content, (% w/w)	4 – 5
Chromate test	Negative
Organoleptic characters	Characteristic taste & aroma

Standard Packaging : 25 Kgs/50 Kgs Single Gunny Bags

Heath Benefits:

Turmeric (Curcuma longa), the bright yellow of the spice rainbow, is a powerful medicine that has long been used in the Chinese and Indian systems of medicine as an anti-inflammatory agent to treat a wide variety of conditions, including flatulence, jaundice, menstrual difficulties, bloody urine, hemorrhage, toothache, bruises, chest pain, and colic