Spices, turmeric, ground

The antioxidant value of Spices, turmeric, ground described in ORAC units is:
159,277 μ mol TE/100g.

Turmeric (Curcuma longa), a bright yellow spice, has powerful medicinal properties as both an anti-inflammatory agent and an antioxidant. It has long been used in the Chinese and Indian systems of medicine as an anti-inflammatory agent to treat a wide variety of conditions.

Epidemiological studies have linked the frequent use of turmeric to lower rates of breast, prostate, lung and colon cancer.

The ORAC value is expressed in micromoles of Trolox Equivalents per 100 grams of sample (this is the laboratory measure of ORAC).

Source

Nutrient Data Laboratory, Agriculture Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) of Selected Foods - 2007.