Turmeric finger

Listing ID #564980

We are the reliable Exporter and Supplier of high quality Turmeric Finger, which is known as Rajapuri and produced in Sangli, Maharashtra. Masala manufacturers mainly use it due to its saffron colour. The second main quality is Salem Gattha which is produce in Salem, Tamil Nadu and that is why its name is pronounced as Salem Gattha. India is the largest producer and exporter of Turmeric Finger. Bangladesh, Pakistan, Taiwan, Srilanka, Burma are other significant producers of Turmeric Finger. US is the largest exporter of turmeric FInger, India provides 90 % of the US demand, followed by Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh. Rajapuri Quality is also a known quality and attracts the Masala manufacturer besides the Salem variety. But production of this quality is low at ~2lakh bags. Both Rajapuri and Salem quality fetch higher prices. Third quality is produced in Messur, Karnataka and called as Godal Patte. It is considered slightly inferior in quality to the former 2. The fourth quality – the Finger quality gets its name from its shape - which looks like human finger. Tamil Nadu, AP, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Orissa, Meghalaya, Bihar and Assam are the main turmeric producing areas. Moreover, Erode, Selam and Rajapur are the main trading place. Other producing countries are Myanmar and China. Total production of these states is around 2.50 lakh bags in which Meghalaya production is higher at around 100000 bags while the other states contribute for 50000 bags each. Sowing starts in July while main arrival time is February. Specifications

• Flexibility - Hard
• Broken pieces (fingers<15mm) - 5 %
• Foreign matter - 1 %
• Defectives - 3 %
• Percentage of bulbs by weight - 4 % Starch content, max, w/w: 60 %
• Curcumin content - 4 - 5 %
• Moisture - 10%
• Total ash - 7%
• Lead as PPB - 2.5
• Chromate test - Negative
• Acid insoluble ash - 2.5%