Agriculture commodity
Turmeric
Curcuma longa — Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya
At a glance
- Family
- Spices & Aromatics
- Sector
- Agriculture
- HS code
- 0910.30
- Forms
- 2
Traded forms
- Whole Dried Fingers
- Dried turmeric rhizomes
- Ground Powder
- Turmeric powder
Grading standards
Turmeric — Specification
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) · 1983 · ISO 5562:1983
Frequently asked
- What is Turmeric?
- Curcuma longa — Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya
- Which forms is Turmeric traded in?
- Turmeric is traded as: Whole Dried Fingers, Ground Powder.
- Which standards apply to Turmeric?
- Applicable grading standards include: Turmeric — Specification.
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