Tumeric Powder

Turmeric Powder for use in curries, tea, spices, and pastries extracted from organic fresh ginger from Bhutan. 

The turmeric rhizome is known as Indian Saffron since it is widely used as an alternative to the far more expensive saffron spice. The deep orange-yellow powder of turmeric rhizome is commonly used as spice in south Asian cuisines, taken as a dietary supplement and as coloring and flavoring agent.

As a dietary supplement, the turmeric is alleged to help with stomach problems and other ailments. It is use as an anti-inflammatory agent, as remedy for gastrointestinal discomfort associated with irritable bowel syndrome, and other digestive disorders. A wide variety of skin creams is also developed from turmeric. It is also popular as a tea ingredient.

Its active component is curcumin. Bio Bhutan offers 45 grams of high-quality ground turmeric in user friendly containers, and in bulk quantity in powdered and preprocessed sliced (dried) form. Our turmeric contains high percentage of curcumin and is grown under organic conditions by Dakpai Women Groups in Zhemgang District.

 Weight: 45 gms

About the producer

Bio Bhutan enterprise is a private Bhutanese firm registered with the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Thimphu Bhutan since 2005. We develop, manufacture and market natural and organic certified products from the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan.

Vision:To link local cooperatives, community forest management-, NWFP- and women‘s group to markets with quality, natural and organic products, while making use of the locally available resources and promoting local livelihoods.

Mission:To be a leading professional enterprise in Bhutan delivering high quality natural and organic certified products from Bhutan for regional and international markets, while making use of locally available resources thus benefiting the local producer groups and promoting sustainable production.