Turmeric is only about 2 to 6 percent curcuminoids by weight. That means a teaspoon of turmeric powder contains a modest amount of curcumin, and most of it is locked inside the plant’s cells.
Why can’t I just eat more turmeric?
Because the bigger hurdle isn’t quantity; it’s absorption. Curcumin barely dissolves in water, is unstable, and is cleared from the body quickly. In human studies, oral doses as high as 8 grams of curcumin a day produced only trace levels in the blood, with most of it passing through unused.
So what does “100 mg” really mean?
It depends on the form. 100 mg of ordinary curcumin and 100 mg of curcumin made more soluble in water are not the same ingredient.
How Golden Tiger approaches it
Golden Tiger uses a curcumin extract standardized for curcuminoid content, then a proprietary, patent-pending heat-solubilization process designed to make that curcumin more soluble without black pepper or oil. Published research found heating curcumin in water raises its solubility roughly twelvefold. You can read how it works on The Science page.
Turmeric in your cooking is still worth it: it’s flavor, tradition and good food. It just isn’t a practical way to get a meaningful, usable amount of curcumin.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
