Turmeric and Curcumin

Turmeric is a plant in the ginger family. Curcumin is one group of compounds found in turmeric. A turmeric powder and a standardized curcumin extract are not the same ingredient form. Read the label for the plant part, extract form, amount, and standardization. Some products list turmeric root powder. Others list an extract with a curcuminoid percentage. When turmeric appears inside a broad greens blend, the label might not give a separate amount. The context matters when you compare products.