Turmeric Oleoresin

Botanical Name

Curcuma Longa

Packaging Size

25 kg

Packaging Type

HDPE Drum

Form

Powder

Brand

Herbo Nutra

Part Type

Root

Product Name

Turmeric Extract  (Curcumin 95%)

Plant part used

Curcuma Longa/ Rhizomes and Roots

Extract ratio 30: 1

Parameters

Specification

Results

Description

Orange Yellow Crystalline Powder

Complies

Identification

To comply by IR Spectrum, To comply by HPLC

Complies

Solubility

Slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in acetone and in glacial acetic acid and insoluble in water

Complies

Loss on Drying

Not more than 2%

0.90%

Melting Range

Between 172 degree & 178 Degree Celsius

173.6 Degree Celsius

Heavy Metals

NMT 10 ppm

6 ppm

Tapped bulk density

Between 0.50 and 0.80gm/ml

0.54gm/ml

Loose bulk density

Between 0.30 0.50gm/ml

0.43gm/ml

Passes through 40 mesh

Not Less than 95%

96.13%

Assay

Total Curcuminoids by HPLC

Not Less than 95%

95.50%

Microbiology

Total plate count

Less than 5000cfu/g

770cfu/g

Mould and Yeast

Less than 100cfu/g

Absent

Ecoli

Negative

Negative

Salmonella

Negative

Negative