Turmeric Varieties
Salem
Curcumin
4.75%
Tier
Industrial / Culinary
Characteristics
Long, dense fingers with consistent quality for high-quality spice powder and export
Characteristics
GI Tagged, traditionally shade-dried, perfect for specialized medicinal formulations
Tier
Premium / Niche
6.24%
Curcumin
Characteristics
GI Tagged with deep-orange colour, dominant commercial variety for mass-market applications
Tier
Bulk / Commercial
3.0 - 4.0%
Curcumin
Sangli
Characteristics
Deep orange-yellow color, high essential oil content, favored in US/EU markets for oleoresin extraction
Tier
Industrial / Extraction
4.9 - 7.0%
Curcumin
Alleppey Finger
Characteristics
GI Tagged with very high yield potential, major trading commodity from the "Yellow City."
Tier
Bulk / Commercial
3.7 - 4.5%
Curcumin
Erode
Turmeric Paste
Turmeric Powder
