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Data: Fair

Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Powder

Other Concerns

Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low) and Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

SYNONYMS

● CURCUMA DOMESTICA EXTRACT
● CURCUMA LONGA
● CURCUMA LONGA (TURMERIC) ROOT EXTRACT
● CURCUMA LONGA (TURMERIC) ROOT POWDER
● CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT
● CURCUMA LONGA ROOT POWDER
● CURCUMA LONGA, EXT.
● EXTRACT OF CURCUMA LONGA
● EXTRACT OF TURMERIC
● TURMERIC EXTRACT
● TURMERIC OLEORESIN (CURCUMA LONGA L.)
● TURMERIC POWDER
● TURMERIC ROOT EXTRACT
● TURMERIC ROOT POWDER

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Skin Deep Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.


Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Powder is a powder of the dried crushed rhizomes of theturmeric, Curcuma longa.

Common concerns

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  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

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  • DATA SOURCES

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Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Limited evidence of any irritationOpen scientific literature

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as potentially toxic or harmfulOpen scientific literature

Developmental/reproductive toxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
One or more animal studies show any effects at high dosesOpen scientific literature

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in foodFDA Everything Added to Food

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
1743 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
  • FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
  • NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

Understanding scores

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Hazard score

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Data availability

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