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Product Review:Turmeric and Curcumin Supplements and Spices
Posted: 12/14/13
33% of Turmeric and Curcumin Supplements Selected for Testing Fail Quality Review
Find Out Now If Yours Passed!
Turmeric Spices Also Tested -- You Won't Believe What We Found!
Alphabetical list of turmeric and curcumin supplements and spices in report
Supplements containing turmeric and its key compound, curcumin, may be helpful in treating inflammatory diseases and other conditions such as diabetes. However, recent tests by ConsumerLab.com found significant problems with two out of nine turmeric and curcumin products selected for testing.
Two supplements contained only 33.1% and 52.9% of their expected curcumin compounds (known as curcuminoids). In fact, one contained less than 10 mg of these compounds, while the typical dosage shown to work in studies is hundreds of milligrams! The other product was found to be contaminated with small amounts of the toxic heavy metals lead and cadmium. A third product failed to provide label information required by the FDA.
To help you get the best value from a turmeric or curcumin supplement, ConsumerLab.com calculated the cost to obtain a 500 mg dose of curcuminoids from each product. Among the top-quality supplements we identified, we found that you can get this dose for as little as 21 cents -- much less than you might expect.
Five popular, ground turmeric spice products were also tested. Several contained large numbers of insect parts, which suggests insanitary storage, and one "organic" product contained a whole insect larva! We did find one spice, however, which was exceptionally clean and not contaminated with Salmonella, lead ,or cadmium.
You must join to get the full test results for curcumin supplements and turmeric supplements and spices along with ConsumerLab.com's recommendations and quality ratings. You will get results for nine supplements and five spices selected by ConsumerLab.com and for seven other supplements that passed voluntary, quality certification testing. You'll also learn about two products similar to that was tested.
In this comprehensive report, you'll discover:
Which turmeric and curcumin supplements failed testing and which passed
Direct comparisons and quality ratings of turmeric and curcumin supplements, as well as ground turmeric spices
How the bioavailability of curcumin may be enhanced with ingredients such as Bioperine, BCM-95, and Meriva
Dosage for specific uses of turmeric and curcumin including ulcerative colitis and proctitis, uveitis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, prediabetes, and cancer
Update:
The manufacturer of a product which failed ConsumerLab.com's review due to inadequate label information has notified ConsumerLab.com that it has updated the labeling of the product. See the Update in the full review for details.
