
Curcumin is crystallized turmeric extract powder. It is a kind of yellow pigment for food, medicine/cosmetics, in water soluble orange-yellow powder or oil soluble liquid.
It acts antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral and antifungal functions. It has been investigated that curcumin is not toxic to humans. It exerts anti-inflammatory activity by inhibition of a number of different molecules that play an important role in inflammation. Turmeric is effective in reducing post-surgical inflammation. Turmeric helps to prevent atherosclerosis by reducing the formation of bloods clumps.
Curcumin inhibits the growth of Helicobacter pylori, which causes gastric ulcers and gastric cancers.Curcumin can bind with heavy metals like cadmium and lead, so it is helpful to reduce the toxicity of these heavy metals.
Basic Data
Purity: 95%
Active Ingredients: Curcumin, Bisdemethoxycurcumin, Demethoxycurcumin
CAS No: 458-37-7
Molecular Formula: C21H20O6
Molecular Weight: 368.4
Appearance: Orange yellow fine powder
Specification available:
Oil soluble and water soluble
(1)Curcumin 50-98%(HPLC/UV)
(2)Curcuminoids 50-98%(HPLC/UV)
(3)Curcuma oil
Major Functions:
1. It is a natural food coloring, having strong coloring ability, good heat resistance and light resistance.
With bright color, strong coloring, well scattering and has good heat stability, it is ideal color agent for beverage, cakes, candy, sugar pudding, cream, meat, bean products and pickled vegetables and so on.
2. Reducing blood-lipid, anti-hypertension.
3. Detoxication, Choleretic effect.
4. Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory.
5. Having the ability Of termination Ofpregnancy.
Basic Specifications
Analysis Items | Specifications |
Appearance | Orange- yellow fine powder |
Bisdemethoxy Curcumin | 1.6% |
Demthoxy Curcumin | 11% |
Curcumin | 82.4% |
Curcuminoid | NLT 95% |
Moisture Content | NMT 5.0% |
Ash Content | NMT 0.8% |
Heavy Metals | NMT 10ppm |
Ethanol | NMT 5000ppm |
Benzene | NMT 2ppm |
Total Plate Count | NMT 1000cfu/g |
Total Yeast & Mold | NMT 100cfu/g |
E. Coli | Negative |
Salmonella | Negative |
Staphylococcus | Negative |