Turmeric is the Houdini of the spice world. At first glance this unassuming rhizome, with its brown crackly skin, resembles nothing more than a slightly shriveled crooked finger. A quick slice of the ...

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Some spice processors in Bangladesh use an industrial lead chromate pigment to imbue turmeric with a bright yellow color prized for curries and other traditional dishes, elevating blood lead levels in ...

A: Turmeric is a rhizome — an underground root. It’s like and related to ginger root but not as gnarly and knobby. Turmeric is most widely used in its dry, ground form but is showing up in many ...

Turmeric (Curcuma longa), is a member of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), and is native to India and Southeast Asia. In ...

The United States is the leading importer of turmeric worldwide, with imports valued at more than $35 million annually, up from only $2.5 million 15 years ago. Turmeric has become a spice “it girl,” ...