Turmeric is the dried rhizome of Curcuma longa L., an herbaceous plant native to tropical south East
Asia. It is mainly cultivated in India, Jamaica, Pakistan, China, Peru, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Srilanka, Indonesia
and Myanmar. India is the largest producer, exporter, and consumer of turmeric in the world. Within the plethora
of spices, turmeric known as “Indian Saffron” plays an important role in Indian cuisine and it also has several medicinal
properties. The physical properties of turmeric rhizomes were determined at different moisture contents such as 8, 12
and 16 per cent viz., size, bulk density, true density, and porosity, by using standard procedures. It was found that the
physical dimensions of turmeric rhizome were increased with increasing the moisture content. The bulk density and
true density of turmeric rhizome at 12 per cent moisture content were 647.5 kg/m3 and 1303.3 kg/m3 respectively.
The porosity of turmeric rhizomes was found to be 67.3 per cent.
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Author Name: Subhashini.S, S.Anandakumar, S.Niveadhitha
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Keywords: Turmeric, moisture content, physical properties
ISSN: 2249-555X
EISSN: 2249-555X
EOI/DOI: 10.15373/2249555X
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