Product name: curcumin
Latin name: curcuma longa L
Appearance: saffron yellow powder
Part of used root
Product description:
Curcumin is a diarylheptanoid
Principal curcuminoid of the popular South Asian spice turmeric, which is a member of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae)
Turmeric's other two curcuminoids aredesmethoxycurcumin and bis-desmethoxycurcumin
Curcuminoids are natural phenols that are responsible for the yellow color of turmeric
Curcumin can exist in several tautomeric forms, including a 1, 3-diketo form and two equivalent enol forms
Enol form is more energetically stable in the solid phase and in solution
Curcumin can be used for boron quantification in the curcumin method
It reacts with boric acid to form a red-color compound, rosocyanine
Curcumin is a bright-yellow color and may be used as a food coloring
Specifications: curcumin 5-95%
