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amother
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Post Sun, Jun 30 2024, 4:15 pm
liebers is a brilliant yellow/orange.

pereg and prima are darker, nearly brown.

what colour is turmeric meant to be?
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Post Sun, Jun 30 2024, 4:18 pm
If you want freshest color at its prime, go with Prima.
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amother
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Post Sun, Jun 30 2024, 4:23 pm
ra_mom wrote:
If you want freshest color at its prime, go with Prima.



why? its so very dark orange.

I always knew turmeric being light...
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amother
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Post Sun, Jun 30 2024, 4:46 pm
Turmeric owes its bright yellow color to its active ingredient, curcumin. Harvested turmeric roots are dried out and that process brings the curcumin to surface of the root, deepening its yellow luster.
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