The harvested turmeric rhizomes have to be cured. This involves washing and sweating the roots for one day. Then they are boiled to soften them and remove the raw odou and regenerationr. The cooked fingers or bulbs are dried until they have a final moisture content of 5-10%. The rhizome be in natural state or machine polished .After drying the rhizomes are polished to remove the rough surface(single Polish).Keep on polishing once it reaches yellow color (Double Polish). The rhizomes are sprinkled with a solution of ground turmeric in water during the final polishing, to give the rhizomes a good colour.
Specification
| Variety | Single Polished / Double Polished / Bulb |
| Moisture | 12 % MAX |
| Curcumin Content Variety | From 2% To 5% MAX |
| Ash | 6.5% Max |
| Ash Insoluable | 0.6% Max |
| Total Strach | 50% Max |
| Chromate Test | Negative |
| Insects/Foreign Matters | No |
| Color | Dark /Lite Yellow |
| Origin | Nizamabad/Salem/Erode/Alleppey/Kadapa |
| Packing | 25/50 Kg. Net Jute/PP Bag |
| Loading Capacity | 14Ton in 20’FCL & 26Ton in 40’FCL |