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Turmeric Powder
Safe
Turmeric is a culinary spice listed by FDA as GRAS. NIH/NCCIH notes culinary turmeric is well tolerated; concerns are limited to high-dose curcumin supplements rather than food use.
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What it is
Dried, ground rhizome of Curcuma longa; the active yellow pigment is curcumin.
Spice and natural yellow color.
What regulators actually say
"Turmeric ... may be safely used for coloring foods generally, including dietary supplements ... in amounts consistent with good manufacturing practice."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
GRAS as spice and color additive (21 CFR 73.600 turmeric; 73.615 turmeric oleoresin)
European Union — EFSA
Permitted as E100 (curcumin) with use limits
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