How do you pronounce curcumin?
Is curcumin the same as turmeric?
Turmeric contains curcuminoids, which are bioactive compounds, and
curcumin is one of these curcuminoid compounds. While
turmeric contains only 2 – 9% curcuminoids, 75% of these active curcuminoids
are curcumin, which is why
curcumin is the “star” of
turmeric.
Is it pronounced turmeric or tumeric?
A: You’re largely right. It’s “TER-muh-rihk,” according to “The New Food Lover’s Companion.” Go to the online Oxford Dictionaries Web page () to hear how
to pronounce the word.
Is the R silent in turmeric?
As it happens, you can correctly pronounce “
turmeric” either with or without sounding that first “
r”: TUR-mer-ik or TOO-mer-ik. gives both as standard pronunciations.
