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Turmeric, ground is a vegan pantry seasoning ingredient that we use in several recipes. mostly curry recipes, and to produce a yellow color in other recipes.
Turmeric, Ground
Turmeric is the rhizome or root of a ginger-like plant, Curcuma domestica. It is usually available ground, as a bright yellow to orange colored, fine powder. Turmeric is an ancient spice, a native of South East Asia, used from antiquity as dye and a condiment. It is cultivated primarily in Bengal, China, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Java. Peru. Australia and the West Indies. Turmeric is primarily used in curries, pickles, dressings, and to impart a yellow color to other foods such as rice. See the nutritional chart below.
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Turmeric, ground
Scientific Name: Curcuma domestica (C. longa)
NDB No: 02043
| Nutrient | Units | Value per 100 grams of edible portion |
Number of Data Points |
Std. Error |
1.00 X 1 tsp ——- 2.2g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proximates | |||||
| Water |
g
|
11.36
|
48
|
0.399
|
0.25
|
| Energy |
kcal
|
354
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
| Energy |
kj
|
1481
|
0
|
0
|
33
|
| Protein |
g
|
7.83
|
15
|
0.437
|
0.17
|
| Total lipid (fat) |
g
|
9.88
|
16
|
1.253
|
0.22
|
| Ash |
g
|
6.02
|
54
|
0.139
|
0.13
|
| Carbohydrate, by difference |
g
|
64.93
|
0
|
0
|
1.43
|
| Fiber, total dietary |
g
|
21.1
|
0
|
0
|
0.5
|
| Sugars, total |
g
|
3.21
|
1
|
0
|
0.07
|
| Sucrose |
g
|
2.38
|
1
|
0
|
0.05
|
| Glucose (dextrose) |
g
|
0.38
|
1
|
0
|
0.01
|
| Fructose |
g
|
0.45
|
1
|
0
|
0.01
|
| Lactose |
g
|
0.00
|
1
|
0
|
0.00
|
| Maltose |
g
|
0.00
|
1
|
0
|
0.00
|
| Galactose |
g
|
0.00
|
1
|
0
|
0.00
|
| Minerals | |||||
| Calcium, Ca |
mg
|
183
|
6
|
26.138
|
4
|
| Iron, Fe |
mg
|
41.42
|
5
|
6.9
|
0.91
|
| Magnesium, Mg |
mg
|
193
|
3
|
13.334
|
4
|
| Phosphorus, P |
mg
|
268
|
5
|
10.666
|
6
|
| Potassium, K |
mg
|
2525
|
4
|
103.079
|
56
|
| Sodium, Na |
mg
|
38
|
5
|
10.646
|
1
|
| Zinc, Zn |
mg
|
4.35
|
6
|
0.754
|
0.10
|
| Copper, Cu |
mg
|
0.603
|
0
|
0
|
0.013
|
| Manganese, Mn |
mg
|
7.833
|
0
|
0
|
0.172
|
| Selenium, Se |
mcg
|
4.5
|
4
|
0.6
|
0.1
|
| Vitamins | |||||
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid |
mg
|
25.9
|
2
|
0
|
0.6
|
| Thiamin |
mg
|
0.152
|
4
|
0.055
|
0.003
|
| Riboflavin |
mg
|
0.233
|
3
|
0.034
|
0.005
|
| Niacin |
mg
|
5.140
|
3
|
0.711
|
0.113
|
| Vitamin B-6 |
mg
|
1.800
|
0
|
0
|
0.040
|
| Folate, total |
mcg
|
39
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
| Folic acid |
mcg
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Folate, food |
mcg
|
39
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
| Folate, DFE |
mcg_DFE
|
39
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
| Vitamin B-12 |
mcg
|
0.00
|
0
|
0
|
0.00
|
| Vitamin A, IU |
IU
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Vitamin A, RAE |
mcg_RAE
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Retinol |
mcg
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) |
mg
|
3.10
|
1
|
0
|
0.07
|
| Tocopherol, beta |
mg
|
0.12
|
1
|
0
|
0.00
|
| Tocopherol, gamma |
mg
|
0.47
|
1
|
0
|
0.01
|
| Tocopherol, delta |
mg
|
0.00
|
1
|
0
|
0.00
|
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) |
mcg
|
13.4
|
1
|
0
|
0.3
|
| Lipids | |||||
| Fatty acids, total saturated |
g
|
3.120
|
0
|
0
|
0.069
|
| 4:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 6:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 8:0 |
g
|
0.100
|
0
|
0
|
0.002
|
| 10:0 |
g
|
0.299
|
0
|
0
|
0.007
|
| 12:0 |
g
|
0.548
|
0
|
0
|
0.012
|
| 14:0 |
g
|
0.249
|
0
|
0
|
0.005
|
| 16:0 |
g
|
1.693
|
0
|
0
|
0.037
|
| 18:0 |
g
|
0.232
|
0
|
0
|
0.005
|
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated |
g
|
1.660
|
0
|
0
|
0.037
|
| 16:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 18:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
1.660
|
0
|
0
|
0.037
|
| 20:1 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 22:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated |
g
|
2.180
|
0
|
0
|
0.048
|
| 18:2 undifferentiated |
g
|
1.694
|
0
|
0
|
0.037
|
| 18:3 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.482
|
0
|
0
|
0.011
|
| 18:4 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 20:4 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 20:5 n-3 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 22:5 n-3 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 22:6 n-3 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
| Cholesterol |
mg
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Phytosterols |
mg
|
82
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
| Other | |||||
| Alcohol, ethyl |
g
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
| Caffeine |
mg
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Theobromine |
mg
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Carotene, beta |
mcg
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Carotene, alpha |
mcg
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Cryptoxanthin, beta |
mcg
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Lycopene |
mcg
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Lutein + zeaxanthin |
mcg
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 17 (2004)
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