Turmeric is one of India’s largest herbal exports, and buyers order it in two very different forms: the raw spice powder, and a concentrated curcumin extract. They are not interchangeable, and the price gap between them is large. This guide covers the grades, the strength question, the paperwork and the forms buyers actually ask for.
Raw powder or curcumin extract?
Raw turmeric powder is the milled spice, used across food, drinks and traditional preparations. Curcumin extract is concentrated for the supplement and nutraceutical trade. The rule is simple. If your purchase specification names a curcumin percentage, you need the extract. If it names the spice, you need the powder.
What strengths are available?
Our curcumin extract is standardised to 95% curcuminoids. Raw and intermediate powder grades carry the level that occurs naturally in the crop. Because it moves with the crop and the grade, the lab report for your lot is the figure that counts, not a headline number.
See the full listing for turmeric powder and curcumin extract grades with current specifications.
Curcumin or curcuminoids? The distinction that costs buyers money
The two words get used loosely and it shows up on invoices. Curcuminoids are a group of three related compounds. Curcumin is the main one of the three. So a 95% curcuminoid extract means 95% of the group, of which curcumin itself is 70% to 80%. Tell us which of the two figures your formulation is written against and the lab report will confirm it.
How do you know the quality is right?
Every lot ships with a lab report covering strength, moisture, ash, heavy metals and the microbial results, from a GMP facility. Organic documentation is available on request. Check the strength and the contaminant panel against your own specification before the lot ships.
Forms, minimum order and markets
We export raw turmeric powder and curcumin extract in bulk to supplement, food and nutraceutical manufacturers worldwide. Tell our export desk the strength you need, the form and the volume, and we confirm the grade, the minimum order and the price per kilo, with the export paperwork handled and a lab report on every lot.
Specifications, for buyers who order to a number
The extract is standardised to 95% total curcuminoids, tested by HPLC, with curcumin I at 70% to 80% of that total. The figure for your lot is stated on the Certificate of Analysis. Ask the export desk for a sample lab report before you order.
Frequently asked questions
Turmeric powder or curcumin extract: which do I need?
Raw turmeric powder is the whole spice, used in food, drinks and traditional formulations. Curcumin extract is concentrated for supplements and nutraceuticals. If your specification names a curcumin percentage, you need the extract. If it names the spice, you need the powder. We supply both.
What curcumin content is available?
The extract grade is standardised to 95% total curcuminoids, with curcumin itself at 70% to 80% of that. Raw and intermediate powder grades carry the level that occurs naturally. The exact figure for your lot is on the lab report.
What is the difference between curcumin and curcuminoids?
Curcuminoids are a group of three related compounds in turmeric, and curcumin is the main one. A 95% curcuminoid extract means 95% of the group, of which curcumin is 70% to 80%. Say which figure your formulation needs so the lab report can confirm it.
What paperwork comes with bulk turmeric and curcumin extract?
Every lot ships with a lab report covering strength, moisture, ash, heavy metals and the microbial results, from a GMP facility. Organic documentation is available on request.
Which forms and markets do you supply?
We export raw turmeric powder and curcumin extract in bulk to supplement, food and nutraceutical manufacturers worldwide, with the export paperwork handled and a lab report on every lot.
Specs change with the crop, the season and the grade. Ask our export desk for a current lab report, the minimum order and a price to your port, and we will come back within 24 hours.